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Author: longtin23
Date: 2012-07-08 13:45
Hi everyone, I have some problem of my clarinet. When I want to produce a G#, I press the G# key, normally the A key will remain close, but in my case, when I press the G# key, the A key also opens. I tried the screw all those keys but it doesnt work, what should I do!? Can anybody help!! Thanks in advance...
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2012-07-08 14:53
Is the spring on the a key still there? It should hold the key closed.
John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com
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Author: longtin23
Date: 2012-07-08 15:35
Yes, it's still there. I have tried toI think it's still there, is that the spring behind the key!?
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Author: johng ★2017
Date: 2012-07-08 17:08
There is a flat spring beneath the a key that aims downward toward the 1st finger hole. You might have to take the a and g# keys off to get a good look.
John Gibson, Founder of JB Linear Music, www.music4woodwinds.com
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-07-08 18:08
The spring for the A key has probably broken or if you're lucky has simply become unattached.
Take off the Ab key and then the A key.
If the A key has a flat spring underneath, make sure it's not broken and that it slides smoothly in its groove in the wood. There's usually a small metal plate at the bottom of the groove. Clean it off with a paper towel and a toothpick, add a tiny bit of cork grease (half the size of a pinhead) and put the key back on, making sure the spring is in its track.
If the A key has a needle spring, make sure it's not broken. Then put the key back on, making sure that the needle spring is behind the nub that sticks out of the key. A small crochet hook us very useful for this. Then test the key to make sure that the spring closes it against the hole.
Getting a needle spring back behind the nub is a simple fix that you can do yourself. Replacing a broken spring is a job for a repair shop.
Ken Shaw
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