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Author: HTW
Date: 2000-03-17 16:09
Once, my C#/G# key broke and after I got it fixed, the key went down but not all the way- it looked shut but I needed to push it down myself for it to seal. I bent the spring gently so it was not as strong and it worked fine. It seems unusual though, that this happened. Wouldn't the repair man have checked to see if it was sealed after replacing the spring? I ignored it because the repair man was not well known for his work on clarinets. But recently I got my clarinet worked on by a very reputable repair man and he adjusted my 1-and-1 Eb keys. I checked it out in the store and it was fine, but when I got home it did exactly the same thing as the C#/G# key. I bent the spring and it worked fine again. Has anyone had anything similar to this happen to them? Does anyone know what might have caused it?
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Author: J. Butler
Date: 2000-03-18 11:53
You say the key broke so probably when the repair tech silver soldered (brazed) the key together he/she didn't remove the spring from the key. (I'm assuming here that we are speaking of a C#/G# spring similar to a Buffet where the flat spring is mounted on the key itself). Therefore, the temper was taken out of the spring when the key was heated to a high temperature. They spring should have been replaced.
J. Butler
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Author: HTW
Date: 2000-03-18 14:18
If I made it sound like it was the key that broke, then that's not what I meant. The key was fine. The (needle) spring itself snapped
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