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Re: R13 modified with plateau keys

Author: Tony F
Date: 2015-03-12 20:32

I've just received the plateau Vito that I mentioned above. It had an exciting trip to Oz, having got snowed in along the way. It's in excellent condition and needs no work. I found that it was a bit flat with the Yamaha C4 supplied, but tunes very well with my Vandoren A1 crystal or my M30.

I found the transition from conventional keywork to plateau keywork to be a non-event and completely seamless. The tone is a little brighter than I'm used to from my Imperial, but I had a spare barrel from a Bliss which is dimensionally similar and which darkens the tone slightly while improving the tuning.

I found that my r/h fingers slipped on the very slick plateau tops, so I've fitted some thin cork discs on to the top of the tops. Problem fixed. I've fitted it with a Ton Kooiman thumb-rest and given it a couple of hard workouts and so far I'm delighted with it. It enables me to continue to play despite the loss of sensitivity in my r/h index and ring fingers. Hopefully carpal tunnel surgery will alleviate this, but until then I can play as before. Maybe even better.

Tony F.

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