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Re: Yamaha 221 11 bass o-rings

Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-02-08 19:42

ABS resin and nickel plate aren't affected by oil or grease, so you shouldn't have any worries there.

I presume the O-rings they use are of the same type of rubber used in domestic plumbing.

Considering how fragile bass clarinet keywork is in comparison to Bb/A clarinets due to the lengths of the keys and rods, I don't think O-rings used for tenons is ideal, as well as ABS resin being more fragile than grenadilla and the weakest parts of any clarinets are the tenons, so not a good move in my books.

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

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