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Re: Tone whole size

Author: Chris P
Date: 2023-03-26 12:15

I've seen a Bundy clarinet back in the '90s where someone soft soldered a perforated brass plate to the RH3 ring, then glued a perforated cork disc to the underside to seal it against the top of the RH3 tonehole chimney which raised the top of the RH3 ring key by around 2mm as well as made it much easier to cover. The perforation in the plate being the same diameter as the RH3 tonehole.

That must've been some undertaking to be sure the ring key sat level with the top of the tonehole chimney (given Bundy's fit and finish) so the cork shim sealed it as that's not going to be an easy thing to adjust, what with the cork shim being glued in place with contact adhesive.

As for reversing it, that was a simple case of unsoldering the plate, wiping as much solder off and polishing the ring key to remove any residual soft solder as it would've been around 30% lead solder given the time it was done which was most likely in the '80s.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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