Author: StevenWayne
Date: 2017-02-03 21:33
Thank you everyone for the helpful information and thank you Bob Bernardo for your kind offer.
The PB Blaster and heat did the trick. I let it soak with the penetrating oil over night and gave it another shot and some light hammer taps this morning. Then some heat from a butane lighter. They backed out easily then and I am back on track with this rebuild.
Bob, I know it's probably not worth a lot of $$ being so old and being an Albert system, but I want to bring it back to life. I want to play it, or at least practice and get better on it. I am a novice clarinet player and don't mind that it's an Albert. I am hoping it has a great tone and plays easily. All of the keywork is in good shape, and so far, all the screws have backed out, none broke. I did have to soak the rollers on the lower section to get them to free up, but they all work now. So far, I'm working on the lower section only. Pads, corks, cleaning and it should be good to go. Yes, I will probably need to play with adjusting the pads to eliminate leaks afterward, but I think I can do it.
The horn has no cracks and has the original wooden Buffet Crampon mouthpiece, for what that is worth. What I don't have is a good case for it. It came with an old junky CG Conn long case, probably originally for a metal clarinet. This case would have worked if it was in decent shape.
Post Edited (2017-02-03 21:38)
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