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Repairs

Author: mmatisoff
Date: 2021-02-02 02:34

I own a used Vito Reso-tone bass clarinet. I've taken it to two different repair techs. The first tech said he repaired the bent keys and leaking pads. Unfortunately, the poor guy didn't do it right, so I had to bring it back to him. He still didn't know how to fix bent keys and didn't see that some of the pad were leaking.

Tech two is a clarinet specialist. He plays clarinets and repairs them. He found several leaky pads and bent keys (I was there when he found them). He said he replaced a bank of bent keys, fixed all of the leaks, and adjusted the two register key timing.

The bass clarinet still has leaks (when I place a single piece of drying paper under the all the keys the pads are fine; however, several pad still leak. The Eb pad, second register key, and most of the trill keys (RH) and spatula keys (LH) still leak. The first register key is still problematic.

Bottom line. Is it possible for me to fix the leaky pads myself? If yes, where can I find instructions for doing so?

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