 The Fingering Forum
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Author: Amanda L.
Date: 2004-01-23 23:54
My G5 (High G) key on my tenor sax is sticking. This is causing my A5 not come out when I'm sluring from G to A or playing G to A (w/out pressing the octave key again). The thing that's happening is the octave key is hardly coming up when I play G t A or G to C the reason is because the actually G5 key (3rd Left hand finger) isn't lifting up all the way when I release it, causing the octave key not to go up all the way.Do you know how I can fix this problem? Please email me or respond here if u need more info. I need help ASAP! Thanks soo much! :-)
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-01-24 03:57
if a key is sticking, i know people using paper money to 'clean' it, but money is dirty. also cigarette paper works too, and is much cleaner then money. if this happens anywhere else in your range, it could also be a spring. if you can't seem to get it fixed, take it to a pro. they'll know whats wrong and have plenty of options of how they can fix it. hope this helps.
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Author: musichick
Date: 2004-01-24 20:10
Im not sure if this is an option, but your octive key might be bent also. Take a look at the rods at the top of your sax and see if anything is out of place, or if your not sure what it should look like compaire it with a friend. Make sure the top piece of the sax is on correctly and the, uhh... hmm i dont know any terms, but this happened to me a couple times where the round semicircle piece of metal on the neck of the sax didnt have the octive mechanism under it correctly, which happened when I put it together.
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Author: sylvain
Date: 2004-01-25 16:54
Sax keys have a tendency to stick when your saliva dries out in the groove of the tampon. I had exactly the same problem with my tenor. Some people try to sell you some powder papers (talc on a paper) which I thing bring more dirt and do not clean up anything. I use cotton swaps diped in warm water, I use them to clean up the groove of the tampon, that's it. It works perfect as long as you re gentle in manipulating your keys.
Regards,
Sylvain
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Author: Jax10RSax
Date: 2004-01-26 23:43
Check the small pieces of cork spacers on the left-side rods. Sometimes they shift, get sticky from key oil, or just plain get sluggish. Be very careful when cleaning as the glue is very easily removed. It usually happens after the horn warms up and perhaps gathers moisture. Good luck.
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