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Changes Made to B45 MP

Author: paul
Date: 1999-08-16 15:38

The woodwind tech placed the mp flat against a wetted perfectly flat surface. I believe he used a water soluable ink and a calibrated piece of flat glass, or something like it. Anyway, he showed me on the mp rails exactly where he would have to plane away the high spots. One or two licks across the plane and the job was done.

Now, he knew exactly what he was looking for. He had the "calibrated ear" to listen to me squeaking and squawking on my horn to figure out that the mp had high spots and that I had a leaking pad. He also has highly experienced hands to feel for things being just right.

The point here is to let a professional do the work on your horn if you are not capable of doing the work yourself. I had both my professional tutor and my local factory certified tech do adjustment work on my horn. No one else is allowed to fix my $2000 pro grade instrument. I don't even attempt to do it myself. I have neither the experienced ears nor the experienced hands to perform such delicate yet brutal work on my horn.

I applaud the folks who can do this kind of work on their own horns, but I also caution the less experienced folks to not attempt to bend keys, shave mouthpieces, or remove/reglue pads on their horn. You can ruin an expensive investment very quickly.

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