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RE: Double register key for bass clarinet

Author: Robert Small
Date: 2002-06-17 17:49

The automatic double register key works well on my Selmer 37 when proper adjusted but it gets gummed up periodically. When this happens the lower of the two keys/pads gets hung up and won't completely close. This of course renders the horn unplayable. The problem seems to be the opposing spring system. Get one spring too strong and it throws the other one off. If it's too weak the pad won't completely close or seal. I should learn how to do this adjustment myself. The rest of the mechanisms hold their adjustment pretty well. It seems to me that the manual register key system eliminates this problem of spring tension adjustment but the trade-off is a more difficult fingering system. Dave--I will e-mail you about doing some minor adjustments on my 37. Just some minor cork work and adjusting or possibly replacing the spring on the G#/C# key. I've got a rubber band on it now.

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