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Re: Bass clarinet peg broke off

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2017-10-22 19:04

Silver brazing isn't really practical but I guess it's possible. It would unsolder all the close soft soldered parts like the key post and the socket and might "burn" the plating. That's why the contact area is so large for soft solder compared with the tiny silver brazed joints. I don't think I'd recommend doing this.

You could have it soft silver soldered which is usually 4%-6% silver with tin (I usually like the 4% type). This is still considered soft solder, often called leadless, requires somewhat hotter temp than lead solder and is about twice as strong. It might be better to remove all traces of lead solder even though the two can mix with no problem (I guess it could compromise the strength of the stronger solder if there's a layer of lead solder, but not sure). Maybe they already use this at the factory (some factories do). The photo looks like lead solder but it's not really possible to be sure.

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