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Re: throat G# key

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2020-04-09 10:04

If you are rubbing it closer to the end of the touchpiece then it can be very easy to bend it lower (it would bend close to where it is brazed to the hinge, so move lower near the end).

As Tony mentioned, sand the bumper or put thinner material to compensate for the reduced travel. Especially easy if is one of those clarinets where the G# uses a very thick bumper against the body, but should be possible either way probably.

>> the outside edge of the hole was very near the outside edge of the pad <<

With a stepped pad or not? If not, a stepped pad can be used to its advantage in cases like these.
If it's still a bit short (borderline), the angle part of the key cup arm can be "flattened" to some degree. Maybe that's what they have already done. Some other adjustment might nee to be made to compensate for that.

If the above doesn't completely solve the issue, then a permanent solution is to re-braze the key to the correct length. Either by the more often used method of cutting the arm and adding some length, or by removing the key cup and re-brazing it farther. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages and cost can depend on how much you care about the way it looks (plating, etc.).

Of course the touchpiece can be shaped to fit better if that will help, and assuming you will need to mill/grind/file the outside of it, also depends how much you care about the way it looks since it would remove the plating at least.

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