Klarinet Archive - Posting 000223.txt from 1998/09
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com> Subj: Re: [kl] Springs Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 10:31:54 -0400
At 08:30 AM 9/7/98 -0500, Chris Felts wrote:
>Hello.
>I'm doing a full "renovation" of an old metal clarinet I bought a while
>ago, and yes, I realise that it most likely will not have a sound
>quality equal to that of a wooden one. So far, everything has gone
>fine, the disassebly, the re-corking, but now I'm up to spring work.
>Apparently the last owner of this instrument jerry-rigged it to work
>with copper wireing (or maybe overtime the springs just look and feel
>like copper wiring), but I would like to get some stainless steal
>springs to put in the copper "springs" place. I have the newest
>Ferre's(sp?) catalog, and am ready to order a couple boxes of springs.
>But before I get myself into this, are there any special tools I should
>use? How do you actually re-spring an instrument "correctly"? I
>imagine that you just pull out the old spring with a pliers, and slide
>the new one in until its snug, but are you supposed to use a type of
>glue, or do you just slide it in? Is my plan correct? Thanks.
>--
You must BACK OUT the springs, rather than grab the long end and PULL.
When installing a spring, you need to select one of the correct thickness
(to just fit through the hole), cut it to the appropriate length (about
1/4" beyond the hook on the key), and then slightly flatten one end with
hammer and anvil (heat to straw color first if blue steel), so it will
wedge tightly into the hole when you slide it back in. No glue required.
Then tension (bend) the spring as needed. Hope this helps.
Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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