Sanding engraving off plastic clarinets
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Brand or serial number? (what for...?)bass9396 said:
It depends on the material used. Thermoplasts (ABS) can be "done" with a torch or a soldering/ironing iron, thermosets (bakelite-like, eg resonite etc) must be filled and filed.
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I'll echo the previous question about WHY? It makes no sense to me to want to do that. Especially, if you ever want to trade or sell the clarinet.
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I've had instruments that people took one of those vibrating engraving tools to and really did an ugly job of marking the instrument. John Butler took a truly ugly such mark off the bell of an ex-military clarinet for me and did a great job. I would not have attempted it myself.
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NO NO NO not R-13 you want to put Leblanc Backun Legacy on the horn. Hey you might be the only guy who can get one.Enviroguy said:And when you re-engrave, where exactly do you put the "R-13"?
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Cute Cat. Not bad advise either. Depends what they wanna use it for however.SuzySax said:
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Ideally with the same as the clarinet; else take a mix of superglue and wood or plastic dust. Epoxy filler should do too, you might have to paint it afterwards (I repaired a Bundy bell that had a large chip off with automotive epoxy filler and paint.)bass9396 said:
Is there an off the shelf product you can by to fill in any engraving, or is this just as ben has mentioned custom mixes to do the job. I have a selmer bass clarinet which has got big deep engravings in the back from the school it belonged to before they traded it in, If I have to do a custom mix then Ill grab a cheap second hand clarinet and file it to get the colour and then mix it with epoxy. Any one got better recommendations
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You just might get away with simply dabbing along the engraving with clear superglue, then sand-papering after it sets. With a black body it is surface texture more than colour that is visually obvious.
Yeh thanks gordon, Ive used the clear epoxy resin for rejoining a oboe which had snapped clean in half, worked fantatsic, but didnt match in very well. Ive seen repairs done and holes filled in ebonite with a black type opf resin and unless you knew there was something wrong you would never pick it, will trial out filing up some ebonite and mixing it together and see how it comes up. Thanks for the help, any more info would be greatly appreciated
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Ebonite 'powder' plus superglue is great for filling in substantial holes, chips, and wide cracks, but i doubt that it is that suitable for a scratch. I think the grains of ebonite powder may be too coarse, and not go much into the scratch. This is partly why I suggested superglue on its own. You cannot mix superglue and powder before using it, and I think you could get into a heck of a mess using them alternately on a long scratch; superglue readily dissolves the surface of typical ABS clarinet plastic.
Unless superglue is dabbed very carefully and splaringly along the centre of a scartch with say a dental probe or equivalent, I think you could easily finish up with more cosmetic damage than what you started with. BTW, that is how I apply thin superglue to narrow splits in timber clarinets - no filler.
On the other hand, the very fine, black, paint pigment powder from a paint or hardware store, can be mixed with epoxy, and may more readily fill the scratch..
Unless superglue is dabbed very carefully and splaringly along the centre of a scartch with say a dental probe or equivalent, I think you could easily finish up with more cosmetic damage than what you started with. BTW, that is how I apply thin superglue to narrow splits in timber clarinets - no filler.
On the other hand, the very fine, black, paint pigment powder from a paint or hardware store, can be mixed with epoxy, and may more readily fill the scratch..
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i bet its a bundy and he is embarrased to be seen playing one
Me to Simso....I have a Bundy Bass and Alto to go along with my pro horns. That Bundy Alto talks...I love it. They're the best made instruments on the planet and by far the most durable. Ditto on the school engravings simso......they are such a pain just to look at because they're so bad, and then there's the kid's name on the horn, yuck!
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