[Crw-talk] (no subject)

[Ken Grunke]

On 02/24/2014 11:51 AM, Stromberg Family wrote:
>
> I have three questions, issues.
>
> #1. I am looking for logs, limbs that might be simply discarded, at 
> least 40" long, and 2-8" across.  Hardwood, no evergreen.  If you are 
> cutting down a tree or know of recently cut trees, I would appreciate 
> learning about it.
>
> #2. At our last meeting either are speaker, or one of you, said if you 
> mix iron (steel???) shavings with vinegar and use this to turn wood 
> black.  Would any iron filings work, or must it be steel? What ratio 
> do you use, is the solution  watery, or more paste like?
>

Jim, steel wool works great. Just a cup of vinegar in a pint jar, one 
pad of steel wool, any grade. Let sit for at least a couple days, it 
slowly gets stronger over time.

> #3. A friend of mine has a clarinet she wants to restore.   The bell 
> is severely cracked.  She was wondering what it would cost to have a 
> new bell turned?  I am getting the old bell from her for dimensions. 
>  I would assume one would make a hollow vase like vessel and cut the 
> end off, but this is way above my paygrade.
>

They were traditionally turned from dense hardwoods such as ebony. No 
clue if you can still get ebony but I'm sure there are substitutes that 
will do ok. Mesquite is pretty close I think. You can use the ebonizing 
technique referred to above.
One critical aspect would be fitting the joint to the clarinet body. 
They typically use cork rings on the male joint. I think the horn has 
the male joint, been so long since I handled a clarinet - used to play 
it in junior high school.

> Thanks,
>
> Jim Stromberg
>
>
>
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