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Re: Unknown Albert system clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-05-31 19:32

The slots can be cleaned out and deepened just enough using a piercing or jeweller's saw to gain purchase with a screwdriver blade. If need be, apply a drop of oil and heat the touchpiece so the oil will penetrate the screw thread. Turning the flat spring anticlockwise may also loosen the screw as well.

Worst case scenario is having to drill out the screw which is always a very last resort should all else fail. Replacing the screw isn't difficult so long as you have a replacement of the same thread - if not, then retap the screw hole and fit a new screw, then file off the excess on the touchpiece side and paper and polish it smooth.

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

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