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Re: Key lubrication (of sorts)

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-12-12 18:29

I've used gearbox oil for point screws and rods on soprano clarinets as well as saxes with no problems. I do use a much lighter Telus oil in automatic 8ve and speaker mechanisms where speed of the mechanism is of utmost importance as well as reducing metal on metal contact and the noise that creates. On oboes I use gearbox oil for point screws and Telus oil in the key barrels.

I'm not a fan of B&H 1010 rod screws for the simple fact they've been narrowed except for the last few millimetres at either end which are left the full diameter as most of them are difficult to straighten what with the narrow section often being eccentric with the ends and also the threads on B&H rod screws are usually eccentric too - remove the side or trill keys and you'll often see them wobble around as the screw is being turned. Same with some Peter Eaton clarinets, so he's taken another leaf out of B&H's book in using rod screws with eccentric threads.

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

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