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Re: Removing the top 3 trill keys?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-03-09 03:25

I plug up the toneholes on keys that aren't used with cork pads around 0.5mm wider than the tonehole they're plugging as that's not going to contaminate the wood with sticky or damage the finish, or even tear out bits of wood when it's removed.

Some reduced keywork clarinets don't have the top joint trill keys or side F# key and if you can do without them if they are prone to being caught accidentally, your best bet is to plug up the toneholes and leave the keys on so it doesn't matter if you catch them or not. That way, the keys and screws are still where you know where they are instead of put somewhere else and may end up lost and replacements will be expensive. Leaving the keys on is also better as that will protect the tonehole from damage (unless it's a Buffet and the toneholes are already chipped anyway).

I plug up the top joint LH3 Eb/Bb sliver key on my clarinets and have done that for others who have trouble with that key as they either catch it accidentally (especially on Eb clarinet) or just don't use it and would rather disable it than remove it completely.

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

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