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Re: Sluggish action on old clarinet

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-04-16 17:47

I did check the pivot rods and none was bent that I could see. While I'm re-cleaning with lighter fluid, I'll try rolling them on a flat surface to see if there are bends I can't see visually. I *have* checked that the keys with rods turn smoothly on the rods when off the clarinet. I had to rub a couple of them lightly with #400 wet-or-dry to get stuff off I couldn't really see, but the keys rotated smoothly after I did it.

I have wondered if the time over which the instrument wasn't played (and was being stored in who-knows-what conditions) the wood might have shrunk a little and made many of the distances between pivot posts too tight. I've oiled the bore several times and the wood looks quite dark and uniform, but this problem is pervasive.

What is the best way to check that the posts at opposite ends of a rod are aligned?

The lower section, which I haven't done anything to yet, is similar in its key action, especially the rings over the bottom tone holes.

Karl

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