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Author: Dan Oberlin ★2017
Date: 2020-02-08 20:10
I need to replace the silencing material at the ends of the left hand E-B and F#-C# levers on my clarinet. What's best: teflon tape, plastic wrap, plastic from a plastic bag, something else?
Thanks!
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-02-08 22:03
Hmmmmm............ not sure what that would even be these days.
Back in the '70s when there were no teflon coated or pure teflon pins located at the ends of LH levers, I would use a couple of layers of "fish skin" (same bladder material used to cover standard clarinet pads) cropped into little squares, poke a small hole in the center of the bundle and slip that over the metal pin at the end of those levers.
In the past 30 years or so I haven't given that much thought. If you have older clarinets with the plain metal ends terminating the paddle keys, a tech can put in teflon pins for under $100.00 (and you want to be sure you specify teflon and not that nylon crap).
................Paul Aviles
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2020-02-08 23:21
Attachment: reinforcednylonpins.jpg (208k)
I punch the corners from small plastic bags, dip the ends of the pins in thick oil and fit them into their corresponding linkages. If the fit is particularly sloppy, then I use heat shrink tubing.
On Buffets and others fitted with nylon pins, I reinforce them by drilling them out and fitting a steel core which takes under a minute to do and lasts a lifetime unlike nylon pins without the steel core. And unlike aftermarket pins that are expensive relative to the side of the things, I don't even bother charging for this.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-02-09 00:04
Never thought of a steel core to nylon pins before.......that's brilliant.
...............Paul Aviles
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2020-02-09 09:13
If it's loose enough to allow it, I use sail material (from sail boats). If this is too thick I usually use (glue-reinforced) bladder.
I also reinforce the plastic pins with a steel pin like Chris showed. Started doing that years ago when I first saw him mentioning it. I haven't seen one that I reinforced break yet.
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Author: ACCA
Date: 2020-02-10 19:13
on the few instruments I've restored, the tech i was learning from showed me this or something similar:
https://musicmedic.com/sheet-teflon.html
he was punching a 7 or 8mm circle which fitted snugly in the linkage.
works like a charm for the instruments i have done, which have metal pins.
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