Klarinet Archive - Posting 000782.txt from 1998/08

From: Matt Palasik <mattp169@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:Cork on bridge mechanism
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:08:51 -0400

Another thing you should check is the rings. How far above the tone
holes are they?
If you lower rings are higher then your upper ones you may
unconsciously be putting extra pressure on the lower rings to
compensate. Because you see if the are too high then the bridge
mechasims will engae and lose the upper rings before the lower rings
have closed the top bad and you have to push down a little more to close
the pad. Believe me it is possible to do this with out realizing it. I
have been working ain a repair shop for two weeks and i find myself
doing things like this all the time and not realizing it. If this is
the problem torquing the lower rings down will help stop wear. Becasue
the extra pressure tou place on the lower rings which is the bottom part
of the bridge that hits the cork will force the cork to compress to much
and wear out faster.
YOu may want to also check the spring tesion on th eupper rings. If the
tension is a little extrem it may be pusing the bridge cork down harder
then necessary. Causing the cork to wear out faster.
The cork will always wear out but two or three months does seem extremly
fast.
Another quick solution is this but be extremly careful and delicate
hold the upper key joint in your left hand without the lower joint
attached. Hold the rings closwed tightly. The carefully, extremely
CAREFULLY apply pressure to the bridge to push it down slightly. YOU
only need to push it down a mm or two to achieve the results neccary for
the brigde to function to properly.

Matt C Palasik

Dodgshun family wrote:
>
> At 04:46 PM 26/08/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Before I went to music camp in June, I needed to replace the cork on the
> >bridge mechanism of my Buffet E-11. The cork had worn thin so 1/4 and
> >1/5 Bb and Eb fingerings would not raise the bridge all the way and one
> >of the pads would not close all the way. Now it is the end of the
> >summer and the cork appears to be wearing thin again and the problem is
> >starting to return. Does this happen a lot to others? What can I do to
> >prevent it or will I be stuck replacing cork every few months. This
> >never happened on my old Selmer Signet but then again I didn't use that
> >one as much as my Buffet.
> >
>
> My E-11 A had the same problem before I owned it. The previous owner used
> black electrical tape to build it up - invisible and works very well! Sparky
> tape can have all sorts of uses......
>
> Anna
>
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