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Re: Leaking Pad?

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2007-09-28 13:22

This problem can be from a bent crowsfoot, or bent B key.

It is only rarely caused by a problem with the silencing material on the crowsfoot.

In my experience, a problem here is almost always associated with a pad closing at the back (near the hinge) before it closes at the front. This must be dealt with first, before any linkage adjustments are made.

The problem can be made considerably worse by having sloppy pivots for the E/B key, and a wobbly upper post is quite a common contributor too.

The linkage is made unreliable when the surface of the crowsfoot cork is not in the same plane as the underside of the E/B 'touch' when the keys are pressed down.

It is quite normal to adjust the geometry of this area by bending.

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