Klarinet Archive - Posting 000216.txt from 2011/08

From: "Keith Bowen" <keith.bowen@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer Bass Clarinet Difficulty
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:32:51 -0400

Peter, the way to fix this is either
1. If they are rod screws, swage the end of the shoulders of the tubes to
extend them, keeping a rod in the hole so they don't shrink. Clean out the
hole with a drill, square off the end to the right length.
2. If they are pivot screws, ream out the socket into which they fit so that
they sink deeper.

You need a (hand) swager and drill for (1) and the right size reamer for
(2).

Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Gentry [mailto:peter.gentry@-----.uk]
Sent: 28 August 2011 16:18
To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [kl] Selmer Bass Clarinet Difficulty

Keith

Your advice is very sound. As to my problem the rods are screwed up tight.
The shoulders of the keys are not a snug fit between the pillars. Shimming
would be difficult - I think the instrument is basically "clapped out" to
use the technical term. However I can still get some fun out of it.....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Bowen [mailto:keith.bowen@-----.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 3:35 PM
> To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [kl] Selmer Bass Clarinet Difficulty
>
>
> Peter, tightening up rods is also a simple operation unless there is
> something else wrong.
>
> Keith Bowen
>

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