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Re: Bridge key - corking/adjustment question

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2003-03-21 13:03

- I don't use leather for anything. I have found what I regard as better materials for every application.

- On this linkage I normally use neoprene based agglomerated cork or "Techcork" or 'Hycotex" - all very similar .

- Adjusting screws, even when nylon/teflon tipped, are far noisier than cork unless they hit down upon a silencing material. Under these screws I use "microfibre" synthetic leather, the material used for Music Center's (Pisoni's) top-of-the-range sax pad covering, 0.4 mm thick, which is many times tougher than leather but in all other respects very similar.

- Leather tends to be a lot noisier than cork in a location like this of large surface area where there can be a 'slapping' effect as the A/D key lands on the leather. To reduce this noise, a very small area of leather could be used, say a 2 mm diameter circle.

- A reason for putting the 'cork' on the lower arm is laziness. The key does not need to be removed to install it.

- A reason for putting it on the upper arm is that it is far better protected form fingers rubbing it off while handling the instrument.

- A technician with appropriate equipment and skill should not be leaving marks during adjustment.

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