Klarinet Archive - Posting 000171.txt from 2002/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sax Questions
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:24:06 -0400

At 09:25 AM 6/5/2002 -0700, Kevin Fay wrote:
>...Unfortunately, it's not a simple matter of a leaky pad, or a
>maladjusted octave key. (For the high F, for example, all of the relevant
>keys are open.) The response is very good everywhere else, even the
>dreaded lower bell tones; this puppy seals tight. The octave key on the
>neck works just fine - it's also been taken off and the tone hole cleaned
>out, and the mechanism checked and re-checked.
>
>I *wish* it was a matter of adjustment or simple repair, but mechanically
>the instrument is in pristine condition. (I tend to be terribly fussy
>about such things, count several good repair techs amongst my friends and
>visit them often).
>
>My current theory is that the upper octave key tone hole (in the neck) is
>too big - or perhaps too small. Since I have no idea what I'd be doing,
>I'm not going to experiment. Still trolling for ideas!

Check and see if the octave hole on the body is not closing fully when the
one on the neck opens. That could be creating your problem.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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