Klarinet Archive - Posting 000143.txt from 2000/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] repair question
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 22:03:14 -0500

At 09:55 AM 11/2/2000 -0500, Scott Lipcon wrote:
>I'm hoping for a quick response on this - the woman at Ferree's couldn't
>answer my question, so my order is on hold. I'm trying to restore an
>old clarinet, and two of the pivot screws are stripped and need replacing.
>Since there is no picture in the Ferree's catalog, I'm not sure I'm ordering
>the right thing. I need the rod screw which a key pivots on, specifically
>the one for the register key, and the one for the left hand B/E key. On
this
>instrument (a Silver King) they are 2mm in diameter. The register key rod
>is 20mm long, and the B/E key rod is 23mm long. The only thing in the
>catalog that looks right is on page 99, C12C1, "Clarinet pivot screw" but
>it doesn't list diameter or length. Can anyone tell me if that is what
>I need, or if not, what do I need?
>
As Walter Grabner has said, you are looking for is a key ROD, not a pivot
screw, which are the short ones with the pointy ends. I don't know about
other shops, but the woodwind tech in OUR shop has rod stock available in
many sizes and custom cuts and threads rods to fit when they are needed.
It is not a very expensive proposition, and since there is a lot of
variability in old instruments, you might want to have this done
professionally. Also to be noted, pivot screws come in MANY sizes and
types depending upon brand, and age within brand.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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