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Water in register key?

Author: straykat
Date: 2015-03-18 06:32

I recently acquired a Patricola Cl.2 Bb that I'm testing out. It seems to get water stuck in the register key everytime I've played it, which I find extremely odd, since I thought that's what the tube is in there to prevent. It makes the same gurgling sound that water makes when stuck in the trill keys, but is really only evident when long B (and sometimes C, or C#) is played. Does anyone have any suggestions on what might be causing this issue, how to fix it, or any other suggestions as to what it might be, if not water? Thanks in advance for your thoughts and help!