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Re: Forked f vent

Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-03-13 12:44

Hi Kevin,

How long have you had your S20c for? If it's relatively new the F vent can bind between the pillars as the wood settles as you're playing it in as the pillars will have moved due to the higher moisture levels in the wood.

The keys that are mostly affected are the 8ve rocker, the F vent and rocker, the Eb and C# pad cups as they're all mounted between pillars running across the grain of the body (most keys run with the grain)

Oiling it won't solve this problem as the key is binding between the pillars - you will most likely have to take it or send it to Howarth (contact them first) so they can shorten the key barrel on the F vent rocker (and probably the key barrel on the F vent itself) to allow it to work properly.

The factory is in Worthing (01903 239219), and I think there are trains that run directly from Cardiff to Brighton - Worthing is a few stops before Brighton if you plan on taking it to the factory, otherwise you could take it to London depending where you'd best prefer to take a day trip to.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
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