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Re: Thinking out of the box

Author: Chris P
Date: 2022-04-20 00:06

Using a cork wedge under the touchpiece will only work for a while, but it can easily be knocked out or drop out as cork compresses easily.

Much better is to remove the cross Eb/Bb key and use a cork pad or cut a cork plug of around 6.5mm diameter to completely plug up the Eb/Bb tonehole (it only needs to be a push fit with no adhesive, just like pushing a wine cork back into the bottle) and push it in so it's sat around 1mm below the tonehole rim.

Then when the key is refitted, it won't matter if you catch it by accident - the tonehole is completely plugged up and nothing can dislodge it unless you remove the key and push it into the bore should you want to revert it back to normal, plus the pad won't be compressed which can cause it to leak or split.

I've plugged up that tonehole on all my clarinets in this manner as I never use that key and even removed the key and pillars from my Buffet Prestige bass clarinet and basset horn as the touchpiece is annoying.

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

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