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Need old Yamaha hinge screw

Author: stebinus2
Date: 2010-11-22 23:13

It's from a circa early 60s YCL24II Eb/Bb fork key. This is a clarinet that has the little coil springs under some of the upper joint keys. The screw is 23 mm long and .076 in diameter. Can anyone help me out with this for a nominal price?

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Re: Need old Yamaha hinge screw

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2010-11-23 01:41

Have you gone to a local repair tech and asked what it would cost to have one made? Assuming the tech has the proper rod stock, it shouldn't be too expensive. Several years ago, I had the most expensive repair tech in St. Louis make me a full set of rods for the lower joint of an R13 I had bought on eBay. The cost for all of them was no more than $60. It would seem to me that, for an experienced tech, this would actually be a simpler job than replacing a tenon cork.

Alternatively the biggest band instrument repair shop in town might have an old joint lying around from which they could scavenge a part.

Best regards,
jnk

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Re: Need old Yamaha hinge screw

Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-11-23 14:33

The current screws should fit - either find one the same length or get one that's longer and shorthen it to the correct length and recut the slot.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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