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From: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2013-06-29 07:45:34
Subj: Re: pivot screws
For both systems, it seems that the gain of any significance, for all that complexity, is to avoid the need to ever swedge a key's pivot tube in order to better fit the space between the posts. And over a (say) 70 yea
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=387486&t=387486
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From: alexrm78
Date: 2013-04-27 19:03:20
Subj: Dave Spiegelthal
I am posting my recent experience with Dave here as a warning to anyone thinking about sending him their instrument(s) for repair / overhaul. I was looking for a new Bass Clarinet towards the end of last year and after r
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=386907&t=386891
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From: hartt
Date: 2013-04-15 19:16:44
Subj: Re: Replating my clarinet
I, too, have had John do a few clarinets w/plating Realize a re-plate (including posts) requires an overhaul plus cost of buffing/plating of keys Then, new key corks, pads, and swedging after plating
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=386471&t=386460
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From: BartHx
Date: 2013-04-03 19:55:17
Subj: Re: Buzzing from the side keys
Careless assembly can create another problem that I have seen many times. If you wrap your hand around the upper joint and twist it into the lower joint, you will put sideways pressure on the trill keys. This
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=384771&t=384494
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From: bmcgar
Date: 2013-03-01 12:16:34
Subj: Re: Rossi clarinets
Re. Delrin: Six years, and I've never needed a pivot insert replaced. Besides, which is better and cheaper, replacing an insert for a few cents or having to swedge keys? B.
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=379457&t=379426
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From: BartHx
Date: 2012-11-01 13:47:47
Subj: Re: Strange Response Issues
All of the above are possible problems. However, I have seen similar symptoms turn up on instruments that are not carefully assembled. If you allow your fingers to go over the trill keys when you assemble the upp
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=376985&t=376668
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From: BartHx
Date: 2012-09-04 18:31:53
Subj: Re: top trill key loose
I play in a couple of community bands and have run into loose top trill keys more than once. I have been approached by panicked clarinetists a couple of times between call time and downbeat. I carry a repair kit in m
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=376508&t=376508
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From: Clarineteer
Date: 2012-08-27 15:55:40
Subj: Conn 444N
Just finished a complete overhaul of a Conn 444N circa 1949. Great mechanics and design. Most keys have tiny set screws that lock in the pivot screws which do not have a head on so they can be tightened into the post. Also ha
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=370691&t=370691
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From: packrat
Date: 2012-04-26 13:35:46
Subj: repair on an LeBlanc LL
I have several questions. I have an LL that I love but I've had some problems with the rings on the lower joint. I began to have problems with those notes speaking irregularly from time to time and it was very unp
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=369352&t=369264
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From: BartHx
Date: 2012-03-31 21:57:47
Subj: Re: Stuck in altissimo
As suggested above, there are several things that can cause this problem. In particular, check the A/G# adjustment screw since the pads have just been replaced. It should have a small amount of free play. However, I h
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=366306&t=366306
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From: Ken Shaw
Date: 2012-02-10 11:03:10
Subj: Removing Slop in Plastic Clarinet Keywork
On the Musical Instrument Tech board, there's been a good discussion of Bundy keywork, noting that while a wood body is relatively stable, a plastic body expands and contracts with temperature cha
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=360549&t=360533
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From: Paul Aviles
Date: 2011-11-20 14:31:44
Subj: Re: The innovations of the Gerold Clarinet
Ken, The spacing on the typical German 'A' is even MORE daunting than the 'Bb.' I think they make an issue that at least they've conquered this added spacing problem, not the typical German
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=360518&t=360402
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From: Paul Aviles
Date: 2011-11-19 23:53:41
Subj: Re: Mahler 2nd symphony Berlin Philarmonic Great clarinet section!
Liquorice, You have to go to 'YOUR CLARINET' on the website - Prices as quoted by Simon Aldrich. But now, when you say 'tuning issues on the Wurlitzer,' I ca
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=359825&t=359801
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From: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2011-11-07 08:59:59
Subj: Re: Can
If you're stationed in/near Augusta, it might make sense to find out who the clarinetists in the Atlanta Symphony use for repair work. If you want to know whether the Brannens will work on your instrument, contact them. T
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=358835&t=358828
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From: Ursa
Date: 2011-10-21 16:06:11
Subj: Re: Limericks, poetry, silliness
Pity my poor Pan American Its soft metal keys are wearing thin But for Jazz it's quite good-- yea, better than wood-- so I'll get the works swedged yet again.
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From: DNBoone
Date: 2011-10-21 15:42:30
Subj: Re: Limericks, poetry, silliness
Springs, posts, and screws, always make me blue Swedging, Corks, and pads, continue to drive me mad. Oh why don't you just work?
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=356422&t=356391
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From: Tony F
Date: 2011-09-12 00:38:38
Subj: Re: How Hard Is It To Learn How To Overhaul Your Own Bb Clarinet?
It depends a great deal on your mechanical aptitude, mechanical skills and patience. If you have good aptitude then most of what you need to do will be fairly straightforward
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=356421&t=356391
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From: TJTG
Date: 2011-09-12 00:33:28
Subj: Re: How Hard Is It To Learn How To Overhaul Your Own Bb Clarinet?
I'm in the middle of my first overhaul. I've oiled the instrument. I've cleaned the keys and tone holes, re-corked the keywork, and am about to start on the padding portion. I'
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=355998&t=355993
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From: Tony F
Date: 2011-09-03 13:42:26
Subj: Re: Really old vintage clarinets and playability
As a retirement hobby I buy old clarinets, mostly from that auction site or garage sales, and restore them to good playable condition. This generally involves repadding, recorking, often swed
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=353815&t=353763
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From: jbutler
Date: 2011-07-23 21:10:56
Subj: Re: Question for techs....tools!??
The two most common sizes of pivot counterbores are .100 (Selmer) and .110 (Buffet). I run across an occassional .095 (top joint Selmer)and .105. I imagine if your doing older Albert system instruments
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