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Help with Ridenour 147 clarinet

Author: RAL
Date: 2015-06-02 00:15

I got a Ridenour 147 clarinet in Ebay. It was listed as "barely used", but at the end it was just plain used and abused... The seller was good at the end, he partially refunded what I paid, and I guess that at the end for US$ 43.50 I cannot ask for a mint state...

The box is in decent shape in the outside (it has a very nice latch system), but the interior is kind of velvet covered styrofoam, and it is not as good at all, as the styrofoam is broken under the cloth in several places.

I need some guidance to try to put it in reasonable shape, and I have some questions, for anyone that has or knows this model.

1) Springs feel farily loose and weak compared to my Noblet 45. Is this normal, or are they just worn out?

2) Keys are bent, some of them hitting other keys. They seem quite soft, compared again to my Noblet. Same question, is this normal, are the keys in the Ridenour 147 kind of soft?

3) Some key corks seem pretty thick, and the range of movement for the corresponfing keys (trills and A key) is somewhat limited, compared to my Noblet. Again, is this normal.

4) The mouthpiece tip rail has a 1mm chip. I assume it should go straight to the garbage can, correct?

Here are some pics for the above mentioned points.

Thanks!

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg85/rodrigoandai/IMG_6830.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg85/rodrigoandai/IMG_6824.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg85/rodrigoandai/IMG_6823.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg85/rodrigoandai/IMG_6829.jpg
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg85/rodrigoandai/IMG_6826.jpg

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