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RE: Clarinet Repair

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-07-30 01:03

Do you heat it enough for the trapped air in the pivot to bubble out. Do that, so that when the part cools the WD40 is drawn in. As Wes says, repeat the process for several days. A top quality screw driver is a must. The blade should be about 5" long and the exact width of the screw slot, and the handle at least 10 mm diameter . Those from Kraus are fantastic - about US$21

Shaping your own screwdriver will be very inferior unless you have considerable experience of shaping driver blades.

Sometimes I re-form the slot by using a very small dental drill.
As mentioned, sometimes a destructive removal process is required, folowed by making a new pivot rod, and swedging the pivot tube back to the correct length.

Overhauling an instrument in the state that this one apparently is in, is a task where you are likely to need special equipment or skills many times along the road. And each 'botch-up' along this road will mean more work for the technician who eventually does the patch-up.

Sorry to be negative, but tghis is the reality as I have so often seen it.

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