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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000078.txt from 2003/05

From: BssnRX@-----.com
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Bassoon Tuning
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 00:49:25 -0400

In a message dated 5/6/2003 9:48:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ContraReed@-----.com writes:

> There is one on
> my Puchner bassoon, and that's on the high E key. Other than that, I have
> to
> admit I've seen maybe only a couple on other bassoons.
>

That isn't really a tuning screw. That screw just makes it a bit easier to
make less play between the so called high Eb and high E keys. The small
difference in the height of the high E key pad caused by adjusting that screw
will have very little if any effect on the pitch of the high E.