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Re: Barrel is stuck

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-02-02 22:43

Your first attempt is to grasp the barrel with one hand and the upper section with the other and try to rock the barrel slightly to break the grip (without breaking the tenon). Every so often try twisting the barrel to see if it has come loose. It may help to use some kind of rubber grip around the the barrel to allow you to apply more torque without it's starting to slip around in your hand. The big thing to be careful about is that you don't grasp keys in places where they can bend easily. Try to grab over a post or around keys, especially the long pivot rod down the left hand stack of keys.

If that doesn't loosen it, you can try putting both hands around the top section and have someone else grip the barrel and twist. Again, avoid long, bendable rods.

With a plastic clarinet this isn't likely to be a problem of the actual body material binding inside the barrel socket, as it often is with wood unkess this is a chronic problem that you've been putting up with. Is this the first time this has happened? If not, maybe a trip to a repair shop would be good to make sure the barrel actually fits the tenon well.

Karl

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