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Author: ggc
Date: 2001-02-03 18:43
the thumb key on my clarinet gets stuck and only pops up when I physically pop it up on purpose. can anyone give me some advice on how to fix this?
thank you so much!
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2001-02-03 18:57
if you are talking about the register key then it sounds like you need a new spring. Go see your local repair person.
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Author: ggc
Date: 2001-02-03 19:08
oh, it's not the register key, but the thing below that. (i don't know if you'd call it a key)
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2001-02-03 19:50
It still might be a spring. The thumb ring is controlled by a spring at the front connected to the top ring on the upper joint. Still see your repairman.
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Author: Sara
Date: 2001-02-03 20:35
If it started doing this after you or someone else tightend some screws try loosening the one holding that part on. It might have gotten bent, if this seams to be the problem take it to a repair shop.
Good luck!
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Author: Al
Date: 2001-02-03 22:38
...............or
you can try a little baby powder (talc) on the cork which links the thumb ring to the the pad above the first finger hole. Use a strip of 3x5 card to get the powder in.
Also, the thumb ring could have gotten slightly bent. Be sure there is clearance all around the inside of the ring when you press it down. If not, exert a TINY BIT OF PRESSURE with a mini screwdriver at the point where it binds. Be CAREFUL.
Otherwise, you can bring it into the shop for a new spring.
Al
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Author: Willie
Date: 2001-02-04 05:19
Sounds like some one over tightened the screws a bit. That thumb ring also works with the top ring and if they tightened the screw that it pivots on too much, it may just need to be backed off a tad.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-02-04 19:11
If the thumb ring has been bent slightly up or down, it may contact the metal tone hole when depressed and stick down, since as I recall, only the alto, bass and lower clarinets have a return spring on the thumb-PAD. Check for proper clearance-spacing here [and on all rings for that matter] Comments, J B ? Don
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Author: jr
Date: 2001-02-04 23:19
Yo G,
The thumb ring does not have screws, it uses a rod. The 1st finger F#/B key also uses a rod so tightening screws is not the problem. The Thumb ring articulates to the F#, notice that the Thumb ring artictulation is underneath the F#. The tension of the spring is supposed to open the the F# and the Thumb ring. If the F# and the Thumb ring stick, the problem can be in either place. If only the Thumb ring sticks, either the ring itself is bent and rubbing against the metal insert, if it is, bend it back. The other possibility is that the Tube of the Thumb ring is binding on the rod or on the posts. If you live in a cold section of the country this is a real possiblility and you may have to deal with more keys binding. You can determine what the problem is by unscrewing the rod. If the rod unscrews easily and is removed easily, place the thumb ring between the posts and see if it is binding. Take it to a repairman knowing that if the key binds on the post, the repairman is going to file the tube to make it work (In the summer when the humidity goes back up it may become loose).
jr
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Author: Dee
Date: 2001-02-05 01:51
jr wrote:
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> The thumb ring does not have screws, it uses a rod. The 1st
> finger F#/B key also uses a rod so tightening screws is not the
> problem.
Ah, but the rods itself is threaded on one end or it would not stay in. If it is overtightened it can bind and be a problem. ANYTHING can be binding and causing a problem. For example it could be that one of the posts has twisted minutely and is causing a rod or screw somewhere to bind.
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Author: Bob Curtis
Date: 2001-02-05 02:44
Hey, guys and gals ? and especially ggc:
Let's quit guessing and get a look at the instrument and really see what is the matter. The local repairman or someone who knows what they are doing would really be the best person to take care of this. Trying to describe a solution for this could be like trying to tell someone how to tie a shoe lace if that individual doesn't even know what a shoe is.
Bob Curtis
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Author: .......
Date: 2001-02-05 04:45
I fixed my clarinet once. the key was loose and i screwed the screw back in. I think thats' the best way to fix problems!!! ^_^;;
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