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Author: mddds
Date: 2023-03-05 06:11
hi all,
my LH thumb insert came out multiple times while i was swabbing the instrument during rehearsal the other day.
any ideas on a quick (temporary) fix until i can get it to a tech for definitive repair?
thanks
-CK
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Author: Johnny Galaga
Date: 2023-03-05 06:32
I think they're talking about the metal cylinder tone hole just under the register key. I would think Maybe some kind of temporary glue that can be removed/cleaned later on.
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Author: mddds
Date: 2023-03-05 06:32
i'm trying to resize the image i took. sorry about that.
let me see if i can get it to cooperate.
i have a german system clarinet and the LH thumb has a metal tone hole insert and no ring.
-CK
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Author: donald
Date: 2023-03-05 12:36
NOT SUPERGLUE NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!
A future repair person needs to be able to easily remove the tube (without damaging the wood), and for this reason use a heat sensitive glue or filler. In a pinch candle wax actually does the job, though as the melting point is low (and the adhesive qualities weak) this really is an option only in an emergency or for temporary use.
pad Shellac
The tube might "stick" a little better (without any glue etc) if you clean the hole that it sticks in. It MIGHT also stick better if you clean the tube/hole, then line it with a thin layer of cork grease (which you'd THINK would make it slide out more easily, but actually does the opposite).
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Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2023-03-05 13:44
Teflon plumbers tape should makes a good temporary fix that won't make problems for a tech later . It should hold the piece in place and stop any air leakage . You probably need to wrap it so that it just overlaps the inner end of the tube so that it doesn't just try toroll up when you insert it . The trick is in using just the right amount of tape and wrapping it nice and tight . If you can't make that work then at least it won't make a mess and have a tech cursing you.
Julian Griffiths
Tel. 34 696 798 853
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2023-03-05 17:43
If it was glued in with shellac (which they should be), then heat the thumb tube up to melt the shellac and push it back in, making sure the cut-out on the bore side of the thumb tube lines up with the curvature of the bore. This only applies to wooden clarinets.
If it's a plastic clarinet, you can use contact adhesive as that requires no heat.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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