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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2015-03-26 02:26
When doing a setup are the pad heights on the key of A clarinet the same as the Bb clarinet?
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2015-03-26 02:34
Roughly the same. Different clarinets may need small adjustments to clear up certain notes.
Steve Ocone
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-03-26 02:51
Although pad heights may be set identically on both Bb and A, expect some key travel to be different on the lever keys such as the speaker key, throat A key, side and trill keys and LH E/B and F#/C# levers due to their lengths - the A clarinet having slightly more length to these lever keys.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2015-03-26 09:57
I am working on a set of Boosey and Hawkes Symphony 1010's and I really do not like the way the lower spatula key linkage is designed. It is the same as the Selmer Signet. Prefer the R13 pin in a hole linkage. Will need to use felt instead of cork for proper silencing. Also the Acton key linkage is to loud with cork so will use felt there also. Actually the whole instrument is to loud due to a lot of cork bumpers. I pride myself on silent mechanisms. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I am actually only restoring the Bb. The key of A is in fine condition.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-03-26 10:40
On B&H clarinets (and the majority of others) I use ultrasuede on open standing keys and the crows foot to keep the noise down and rubco in various thicknesses for closed standing keys and linkages. I rarely use natural cork on clarinets - maybe on the thumbrest and the throat A key stopper and on the LH F#/C# lever, but hardly anywhere else (except of course cork pads).
The LH F#/C# lever often needs a fairly thick cork on it on B&H clarinets, but that can be made thinner by either glueing a thick piece of rubco on the linkage or bending the linkage down towards the body so a much thinner key cork can be used. Likewise with Peter Eaton clarinets.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2015-03-26 14:35
Thanks Chris. The 1010 Symphony does not have a crows foot. What exactly is rubco and where can it be purchased?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-03-26 20:48
Rubco is rubberised cork (gasket cork) - also called tech-cork or Gummi-kork which is very hard wearing and excellent for use under adjusting screw tips as they won't chew through it as they ill with natural cork. MusicMedic sells it in various thicknesses.
For use on sliding linkages it helps to coat it in graphite from a soft pencil once glued on to reduce drag. You can also stick self adhesive Teflon sheet to it which is beneficial for the F/C key sliding linkage on 1010s that's raised by the F#/C# key to make it work smoothly.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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