![]() I’m told regulation screws can be added to the key arms to simplify the process, this is a definite possibility.) (Like my Conn 12M baritone, which instead of a conventional back-bar it has a “front-bar” running underneath the key arms. Those instruments without regulation screws (or screws that can’t be trusted to stay put) are done by flexing the back-bar and/or the key feet, except for certain instruments that can only be regulated by adjusting articulation cork. We started out learning about the regulation – fortunately, on the Yamaha, most of the regulations are done with adjustment screws with the usual Yamaha thread-locking treatment so once it’s regulated it stays that way. The whole thing just feels dirty – kind of like cleaning the interior of a car bought from a police impound auction. I don’t think there’s a closed pad on it that isn’t sticky, and someone got so lube-happy on it at one point that there’s a ring of oil at the base of a couple key posts. The one I got appears to be from the late ’90s judging by the engraving. ![]() Unlike clarinet and flute, we received our overhaul projects first. Saxophone! The moment we’ve all been waiting for. ![]()
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