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Basic Repair Question(s)

Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2016-10-17 19:58

I've always repaired / overhauled my own clarinets with great success. I was given a handful of brief "how-to" sessions by a wonderful repair tech with great credentials (whom has since retired from the business), and it has served me well. However, since I didn't anticipate certain issues, I never asked about certain procedures.

Here are a couple of the questions I still have:
Key posts & guides:
Are ALL guides and posts threaded, "screw-in"-type mounts - or are other mounts out there to be concerned with? What about hard rubber and plastic clarinets?

For wooden clarinets, do the repair-folks here on the board prefer grandilla powder to adjust loose posts, or is there a more preferred method? What about on plastic and hard rubber?

Seating pads:
I was taught to always float the pads on a clarinet (unless the key itself is obviously bent). Yet, some repair books I've read indicate that the pads should always be pressed evenly into the cups, and the key should be bent to fit (like on a saxophone). Which is "normal"?

Thanks,
Fuzzy

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