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Re: Noisy loose Keys quick fix?

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2008-04-15 04:47

"Does anyone out there know of a quick fix to tighten up rattling L/H & R/H pinky keys without having to spend money with a tech guy?

The worse ones are left & right side e/b & f#/c#"

There are many possible causes. This is the trickiest part of a clarinet to work on and get right (unless it has Mazzeo, or articulated G#) so I regard this area as outside the scope of most DIY players. It is seldom just a matter of oiling. And getting the area as quiet as possible involves using materials that are probably difficult for the DIY to get hold of. Eg I have just dealt with this on a brand new Selmer. An important part of my arsenal was a specialised, firm, synthetic felt in several locations. Working with such materials in linkages means adjustment can no longer be made by sanding the linkage material, which takes the operation outside the scope or DIY.

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