Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2011-03-02 23:00
<<Most cleaning of the wells can be done with them in situ once the tops have been removed.>>
Thanks for that, Chris P. It has always seemed reasonable to me that simply blowing air through the vents, or poking carefully (I put a swab in the bore whenever I poke anything through any opening, so if I slip, I will hit the swab and not the backside of the instrument) with a bristle or wire or the like, would do just about as much good as removing the vent and soaking it, etc.
However, I must say, there has been more than one time when the actual act of removing the vent, soaking it, brushing it, and so forth as detailed in various schema above, has proven magically restorative. I do not know why this should be, I only know it does seem to be that way.
There is a vent-remover tool available for this task. It is a mean bugger, and pretty expensive, but beats shipping the oboe off to a repair person every time the vents foul.
Susan
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