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Re: Magnehelic (Mag Tester)

Author: Johan H Nilsson
Date: 2020-05-06 13:07

KSCop,

"My usual procedure is to pull all the keys, then plug the body and test with the magnehelic. This gives me a base line for the body. Plastic horns usually read 0 unless there is a crack. Wood instruments vary but should be below 1."

Wood bodies should show 0 as well. A leak of 1 in the upper body of a clarinet makes a difference for the player. Often there are pores in the wood that go through to the bore, cracks in the sockets/chimneys or thumb/register tubes that leak at the sides. All these leak sources can be filled to make the body seal completely.

While it does work to have 1 as a basis when starting putting the pads on, it feels bad to start with giving the dreaded leakage a handicap...

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