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Re: Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys

Author: dubrosa22  Date:   2017-03-30 22:59 I had a closer look at the LL tonight and ascertained that the Ab throat note key is the worst worn, the rest not so badly. Worn but not ground-in finger wear. So replating could be overkill after some elbow grease, we'll see. For kicks I thought I'd slap on a mouthpiece and reed for and incredibly it played! Looks are very deceiving! It's crusty with dirt and dust and dry as day old toast but the pads are sealing well! I only quickly played bottom to top and back down again but the tone and tuning was quite good. A nice ringing French sound to my 1010 ears Of course cleaning and polishing the horn and keys will probably ruin these mostly dead pads but it's nice to hear it alive and well before stripping it down and repadding. V Post Edited (2017-03-30 23:58)

Topics	Author	Date
Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys  new	dubrosa22	2017-03-28 22:25
Re: Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys  new	dubrosa22	2017-03-28 22:34
Re: Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys  new	Chris P	2017-03-29 00:25
Re: Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys  new	dubrosa22	2017-03-29 01:15
Re: Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys  new	Caroline Smale	2017-03-29 01:32
Re: Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys  new	Chris P	2017-03-29 01:58
Re: Leblanc LL model 197 worn keys  new	dubrosa22	2017-03-30 22:59

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