Klarinet Archive - Posting 000681.txt from 1999/07

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Small repair parts
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 16:02:21 -0400

Hi Tim,

There are actually two left hand G# keys, the throat tone G# that camel backs over
the top of the throat tone A key and the C#/G# which is opened by the L. H. pinky.
I'm guessing the one that's hanging up is the throat tone key played with the left
hand forefinger.

My suggestion is take it to a repairman. The screw could be bent, the hinge tubing
could be bent or both could be bent. The G# key could be a little hard to
straighten out because of the way the key spatula silver solders onto the tubing.

If it is a bent rod screw (arbor), a repairman can spin it in a bench motor and
have you up and running in no time at all. The repair cost would be very little
unless the situation is very bad. If you were able to extract the arbor and remove
the key, I doubt your problem is a bad one.

Tim Roberts wrote:

> I have an older Bundy Eb clarinet. I'm not sure it has ever been cleaned, so I
> recently removed all the screws, cleaned it up and addeed a little oil.
>
> While I had the screws out, I noticed the screw holding the left-hand G# key
> was slightly bent. Now, I notice it is binding a little.
>
> How would one go about acquiring a replacement? I presume this is just
> something a professional repairperson would have by the bucketfuls in his
> attic, but I probably can't go to WW&BW and order one. I'm not afraid to
> replace it myself, but am I going to be better off to just drop it by the local
> repair shop and pay the bill?
>
> --
> - Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
>
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