Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2010-12-29 13:49
All the advice above is really good and wise. I got the PDF for my own use too.
I have always adjusted my Lorée myself without any training. Repairs by the"expert" trained at the Lorée factory would only mess it up. I know today that I was right because when it got re-voiced by the Laubin finisher, it came back just like I used to adjust it myself!
=>However, I would not have been able to do all the repadding, changing the rods, re-boring the bell nor a lot of other fine work he did...
I would advise you to play with the screws and discover for yourself what the mechanism does, how and why. For example, I only understood now why the split-D ring is so important, even though Chris P had explained it clearly before.
Turn the screws both too tight and too loose so you learn to understand the adverse effects and the proper balance.
If you think you'll be afraid of messing it up, then don't even try. I encourage facing the fear, expecting trouble and then taking the time and patience to fix it.
Also, because I never kept shellak and cork sheets, I found that carpenter's glue (better quality white paper glue) and paper-cardboard (the box for cigarette paper) help a lot where the screws are just too short or the mechanism too noisy. The glue comes off with water (and time) if you spill or make a mess. It doesn't stick to metal, but it does have some grab, somehow.
Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
Post Edited (2010-12-29 14:47)
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