Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:02:55 -0700
From: tubadave
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]
RE: "This is not a job for the
inexperienced - very easy to destroy a
> perfectly salvageable horn with
bad crack repair.
Mr. Bean fixed Whistler's Mother, I
don't see why I can't jump right in with a mere oboe..."
Regret is a marvelous teacher.
tubadave
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From: "Richard Simons"
Subject: [CB] Cracking ill winds
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:41:15 -0400
Since a great number of oboes have cracked, impossible to repair
is far from true. What is virtually impossible to do is prevent
them from cracking. The supper glus have been a godsend for the finer
cracks as it will wick in. I doubt one could get the Gorilla glue thru
the crack as it is much thicker than the super glues. Now when you get
into larger instruments, that can change. Big issue is the cause of the
crack and preventing further ones. There is a break in procedure for
all woodwinds that have not been played for a long time or new. Wood is
constantly moving. You have to be sure the inside and outside move the
same. Of course one could consider it a sign to move to a more stable
instrument. Ill wind to be sure.
Richard
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