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Re: F#/C# key spring troubles...

Author: m1964
Date: 2023-11-24 23:51

donald wrote:

"m1964 - check that the pad doesn't "bounce". If the spring is too light then you can get a "bounce" when releasing the F#/C# key in a fast passage.
to test- play F#/C# with both the left and right hand fingers (L on # key, R on the F/C key), lift the left finger off the F#/C# key quickly- as you would in a fast chromatic passage.... listen to hear if the pad has a little double take after it contacts the tonehole..."

Donald,
Thanks for the tip- the key does not bounce.
When I said it the spring became too light after my adjustment what I meant to say was that it opens easier when checking for leaks with air pressure.
Still, it does not have that "crisp" feel of an original spring on Buffets, even comparing it to my older one from 50s.
It is playable and I only feel the difference when comparing two different instruments.

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