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Mechanism and
keys are removed; pinned sections are broken down, cleaned out,
and lubricated.
Pins are replaced as necessary. Mechanism is then
cleaned and polished. Keys are swaged and
replaced as necessary to remove excess side play and
slop within a section. |
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Pivot screws and
pivot joints are cleaned and refitted to remove section side-
play and wobble. |
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Springs are
removed, so the body can be worked on, bad springs are replaced. |
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Soldered tone
holes are checked for integrity, and re-soldered if necessary.
Extruded tone
holes are checked. Tone holes are put
into round as needed and their surfaces are checked
to make sure they are perfectly flat, with
no burrs or sharp edges. |
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Key cups are
checked for roundness and bowing. If bowed, they are re-shaped
and centered over
their tone holes. |
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Pad screw and
washers and grommets for open hole are checked for integrity and
flatness so |
that a leak cannot develop under a pad. They are
cleaned, polished, refitted and replaced as
needed.
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All key corks,
felts and shaped corks are replaced (shaped corks are the trill
keys, and D# or Eb on
the foot joint). They require special care as to lever
bottoming height /spacing and height at rest. |
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Head joint cork
is replaced, fitted, secured, greased / waxed and set to temper
octaves.
Crown is secured. |
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Springs are
re-installed, and tension is adjusted for a light, snappy and
balanced action. |
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Body is cleaned,
polished and straightened if necessary. Tenons are re-fitted. |
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All pads are
replaced, shimmed flat, and to a uniform height out of the key
cup ... approximately
.014". Pads are given a suction test to insure
integrity.
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Mechanism is
re-installed, coverage is adjusted, and pads are seated. |
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Height of action
[venting] is set. |
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Mechanism is
regulated, and lost motion is eliminated. |
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A final check of
coverage with a feeler gauge, and the instrument is ready to be
test played. |
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