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 Re: How to increase throat A spring tension?
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2019-02-19 19:40

I have come across some springs that had a very coppery appearance and they don't hold consistent tension as well as "blue steel," so I'd start there. I too bend the very tip into a bit of a "sky slope" so there is a better slide across the plate on which it sits.



Some of the bending looks counterintuitive. The Buffet configuration of that flat spring looks more like a Dr. Zeus approach to getting around the bottom of the "A" key......but it works!


And I too recommend maintaining a slight space between "A" key and "G#" key. Even though I use synthetic pads where it should not matter, I maintain the practice from the old days of felt, leather and even cork where the "A" key pad can swell a bit more than the "G#" pad which then forces the "G#" pad up slightly off the horn (when there is no space) causing a leak.



............Paul Aviles
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