OK well one day while putting away my clarinet the metal rings around my barrel just fell off..they didnt break..they just fell off both sides...

i play a buffet festival...and i dont know what to do..i dont want to use glue and mess up my barrel..but i dont want them just sliding off all the time...

what should I do?

Throw your clarinet away and get a proper one. If you dont know how to look after it you dont deserve one.

Gosh! Buffet is usually pretty good. I have never heard of that happening before... although I'm sure it has. Are you thinking of taking it to a music store?

Your problem is due to shrinkage of the barrel due to changes in temperature and humidity. The instrument should be protected from these by temperature and humidity control. Do not try to glue the rings back on......they will return to their original condition as the climate changes. Log on to the "clarinet bboard" for professional advice on this subject. Let me know if you continue to have concerns.
Alan

yeah i just left them on there, i just dont want them to be all loose...and well this is the only thing thats gone wrong with my clarinet since i got it in 2001...

:P

well it has been very hot lately...95+ every day for the past few weeks...and well since ive lived here so long i am used to the heat and never turn the air condition on lower than 80....could maybe that be the problem?

since its really not affecting the playing condition...and since im just doing solo work at home...its really not bothering me..but just the fact that its not supposed to do that is bothering me...

don't worry! I play a buffet R13 and one of my rings usually gets loose during the winter time due to the weather. It just depends on the temperature and climate you live in. It'll go back to normal once the weather changes.

You can put paper under the ring to hold it in place.