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Re: Splitting clarinets

Author: MichaelW
Date: 2014-02-04 22:25

I suspect that young instruments from manufacturers with high output, even from renowned brands, have a higher risk of splitting than older or even newer handcrafted instruments: The latter come from smaller workshops with low turnover and stocks of wood still nowadays hopefully air- dried for decades (as opposed to kiln-dried younger wood); and besides, as was said before, the risk of cracking diminishes with age (other than with you and me).

From my own experience- no rule without exception, as the adage goes:

Goulding C ca. 1800, boxwood: three hairline cracks in the bell
Carl Kruspe , 3 boxwood C ca. 1830 to 1880: No cracks;
dto. 2 Grenadilla Bb ca. 1900: No cracks
Selmer Paris Alto Grenadilla 1955: Cracks in the lower socket (descibed as typical for Selmer Bass clarinets)
F.A.Uebel Bb Grenadilla 1936: No cracks
F.A.Uebel Bb Grenadilla 1961: No cracks
F.Schüller A Grenadilla 1965: 2 small repaired cracks
Püstophon Bb Grenadilla ca. 1970, Student grade: Small repaired crack in the lower socket
J.Püchner C Grenadilla ca. 1980: crack in barrel
W. Dietz Bb Grenadilla 2001: No cracks
(...and: H.N.White, Silver King 1920ties: No cracks!)

Post Edited (2014-02-04 22:38)

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