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Re: Testing for leaks

Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-07-14 10:45

With the top joint only, seal the middle tenon with any finger of your right hand (lick your finger to make it seal better), then close the finger and thumb holes with your left fingers (also lick these fingers to make a good seal on the toneholes) and suck the air out from the top tenon and then stop once a vacuum has been created. This vacuum should hold for several seconds - the longer the better.

Do the same with the lower joint, but this time closing the fingerholes and E/B key with your right hand fingers while sealing the lower tenon with the palm of your left hand and suck the air out from the middle socket to create a vacuum.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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