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Author: Melanie
Date: 1999-12-01 02:15
Help! The screw to my adjustable thumb rest fell out today after my lesson, and I can't adjust the height now!
Is there a way I can get a new screw? I have a Buffet R-13 Vintage.
Thanks in advance!
Melanie
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-12-01 02:22
Melanie,
Most music stores that have a repairman on staff can help you out right away.
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Author: Cathy
Date: 1999-12-01 03:19
I have the same problem with the thumbrest screw on my Vintage. It is constantly working itself loose and have to get down on hands and knees in my band room a few times to look for it and I fear losing it
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Author: Eoin
Date: 1999-12-01 07:44
Cathy,
Do you really need to adjust your thumbrest a lot? If not, put a little bit of glue on it to lock it in place. There is even special "bolt-lock" glue made for locking bolts, although not specifically for thumbrests!
Eoin
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Author: Margaret Copeland
Date: 1999-12-01 14:35
Here's a tip from my oboe repair person who is a clarinet guy. This works for most adjustment screws and you can get it undone (stronger than nail polish). "Loc-Tite" makes a "low-strength" brand - this isn't the regular stuff - you'll have to look for it. A little dab will do you. I use it on one particular adjustment screw on my English Horn that gets bumped often because it is in the way when I put my horn together. The "Loc-Tite" - "low strength" - keeps it there. If you use the regular strength, you'll have a real problem if you need to readjust or loosen the screw.
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Author: Melanie
Date: 1999-12-01 15:21
Margaret,
Do you put the Loc-Tite stuff on the screw itself? How does that work?
Melanie
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Author: Margaret Copeland
Date: 1999-12-01 19:15
Yep, put it right on the screw and it "sets up". You can try it on something else (not the clarinet) - to see how it works.
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Author: Sir Green Knight
Date: 1999-12-01 20:01
well.. this is kinda' unrelated but on my buffet the screw fir the top keys (e&d) keep working itself out... it get especally annoying when it falls out at concerts..
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Author: Cathy
Date: 1999-12-01 21:26
No I don't adjust my thumbrest much. I'll try that stuff and see how it works out. Thanks
Cathy
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Author: paul
Date: 1999-12-01 22:31
I have a Festival with an adjustable thumb rest. Once the thumb rest was set for my hands, I let it stay there. I haven't been back to see it since. However, the little chamois-like pad is beginning to slip off. No big deal. I'll peel it off and restick it into place.
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