Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-04-24 09:10
If it's only slightly loose and the thread in the plastic body hasn't stripped, take out the pillar and apply a small amount of superglue or Araldite to the base of the pillar thread, and screw the pillar back in - you can adjust the pillar once it's in so it lines up with the other pillars.
If the thread has stripped in the body, drill out the pillar hole, bush it with plastic (glued in with superglue or Araldite, whichever works best with the type of plastic) and then re-drill the hole, tap it and fit the pillar. To get the pillar to line up in it's original position, warm it up VERY GENTLY in a flame and turn it until it's lining up with the others.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repair Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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