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Author: Rick2
Date: 1999-09-11 04:15
Well, I'm going to be the dissenting voice. I started doing all my repair work after I got a horn back in worse condition than I left it. I am, however, very mechanically inclined and am an engineer by profession.
1) I don't really see how a key that far down the bore could be leaking due to moisture. It is extremely difficult to reseat a pad and not have it leak. I have done it but it is very tedious work because you have to get the pad in EXACTLY the same position it originally was in order for the pad's groove to fit correctly over the hole to seal it. A new pad creates a groove wherever it lands, so it's easier. I suspect that either you pad has slipped again or that it wasnt reseated quite properly and you are starting to notice now because you are doing more clarion register notes than you were earlier.
2) I typically remove the entire key for most flame work. If I need a minor adjustment, I do it attached but yes, there is a danger of scorching the wood.
3) I started working on horns with an Evette that I bought from a pawn shop, not on my good LeBlanc, but I do my own work on both horns now.
4) Ask around who is a reliable repairman.
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1999-09-11 02:07 |
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1999-09-11 02:12 |
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1999-09-11 02:26 |
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1999-09-11 02:34 |
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1999-09-11 03:04 |
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1999-09-11 04:15 |
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1999-09-13 08:37 |
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1999-09-13 11:31 |
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1999-09-14 00:19 |
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1999-09-14 00:19 |
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1999-09-14 01:11 |
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1999-09-14 04:53 |
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1999-09-17 02:12 |
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1999-09-17 21:28 |
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