Klarinet Archive - Posting 000421.txt from 1999/03

From: Reedkrazy@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] repair of old instruments
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:16:04 -0500

In a message dated 3/6/99 2:47:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, wde1@-----.com
writes:

<< Here's a question for you repair guys. I have an old Buffet that has
rather loose mechanisms, such as the rods between the posts, and it
seems to me there's some sort of procedure (swaling? something like
that?) and a special tool you use to do it that will tighten up the
action on worn mechanisms. Can someone explain this to me, and is it
something a fairly handy untrained person could do himself? Would
Ferree's sell the tool? >>

Ferree's does sell swedging pliers. They can be a pain to use because of
their small size, and the amount of pressure sometimes needed. Sore hands can
be a result.

I recently saw some better swedging pliers built by A. Mirando in Savannah,
GA. His contact information is:

625 Lee Bl.
Savannah, GA 31405
912-352-1757
facilitool@-----.com

Good luck,
Frank Silva
Silva Music
Los Angeles

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