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Where to order repair parts?

Author: Vova Doob(UA)
Date: 2012-07-25 20:12

Hi! I need key rods for selmer signet. Where I can order them?
Last time I bought part on windcraft, but now I can`t contact them.
Thank You!

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Re: Where to order repair parts?

Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2012-07-25 20:30

Pre-made rod screws (I assume this is what you mean when you say "key rods") are going to be nearly impossible to find for a clarinet that is no longer in production. You will be better off making new ones. You can buy pieces of hinge screw rod in a variety of diameters from many repair supply house (also sold as "drill rod" by most industrial supply houses). You will also need a theading die of the appropriate size and a jeweler's saw for cutting the rod to length and cutting the slot in the end. Also useful would be a pin vise for holind the rod while you cut the threads and slot the end. All of these tools can also be purchased from an instrument repair supply house or an industrial supply house (it may be able to find the small size threading dies at an industrial supplier).

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Re: Where to order repair parts?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-07-25 20:57

Here's the link to Windcraft's Selmer USA clarinet spare parts list (rod screws are listed as key rods):

http://www.windcraft.co.uk/parts.php?family=woodwind&category=clarinet&header=selmer+%28usa%29+-+bundy%2Fcl300%2Fb+and+h78

And the prices for a set or individual rod screws:

http://www.dawkes.co.uk/search.php?query=WSB1050

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

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Re: Where to order repair parts?

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-07-25 21:55

Signets were stamped out on a production line, and I'm nearly sure the parts were interchangeable. Your cheapest solution would be to find a junker and cannibalize it for the rods.

You can get Signets dirt-cheap on the auction sites, particularly GoodWill http://www.shopgoodwill.com/search/SearchKey.asp?itemTitle=clarinet&catid=0&sellerID=all&closed=no&minPrice=&maxPrice=&sortBy=itemEndTime&SortOrder=a&showthumbs=on.

Instrument repair schools teach their students to create rods from scratch. This takes some skill, and you need the tools to measure and cut the correct threading. If you can't find what you need, it would be worth it to go to a shop, where they will probably have a junk pile with old Signets and several drawers full of various sized rods.

Ken Shaw

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