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 Re: Key not lifting properly
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2009-03-18 23:21

18 months is probably the maximum recommended time between servicing if you're playing full-time. Even after being fully overhauled, routine servicing should still be done at regular intervals just as you'd have your car serviced to be sure everything's working as it should be, and anything that needs attention can be done to keep it running well.

You should really look at having it serviced every 12 months - plan ahead for a time when you know you won't need it for a week or so and pre-book it well in advance for a service to be sure it can be done for when you next need it.

At the moment, get some thin oil such as sewing machine oil, and add a single drop applied with a needle to all the mechanism where you can see gaps between pillars and key barrels, and in the gaps between adjacent key barrels. This will find its way into the mechanism by capillary action.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

The opinions I express are my own.

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