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Author: Speculator Sam
Date: 2018-05-21 06:11
The story is I have a relatively new Selmer 1430LP Bass. I've played it for 3 hours a day for three weeks. As of yesterday, I noticed the left hand pinky F# key squeaked. Taking a closer look, I noticed the same F# key was bending towards the E key; they're hugging.
How does one fix this? Regardless, I'm going to send it to my repair-person, since throat tone C# was stuffy/fuzzy since I had the bass with me. Oddly enough, the clarion G# and altssimo F that comes from that throat tone C# doesn't sound fuzzy or stuffy.
So, I'm asking as far as that bent key is concerned. Is it a relatively easy fix? I'm learning instrument repair right now on an Evette Bb clarinet I found on eBay and Tom Ridenour's DVD set and was curious. I wouldn't dare "take a look (repair)" to the Selmer bass, since it's under warranty by the rental company I'm renting the bass from; they'll know if I tried to fix something. Thanks for reading.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2018-05-21 13:40
If it's a rental instrument, then have the rental company's repairer resolve the problem. It could be a simple repair, but best not to tackle it yourself if that means you could invalidate the warranty or lose your deposit.
With bass clarinets and especially with the longer lengths of the keys on them, they're far more prone to bending compared to a Bb clarinet. So with some basses you have to be ultra gentle with them during assembly/disassembly to be sure you're not bending anything.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Speculator Sam
Date: 2018-05-21 17:02
Chris, I agree. Physics 101 that long thin objects will be fragile. Thanks for responding; it's always best to leave it to a professional.
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