Looks a nice job. I have a very similar clarinet I did up. The name on mine is American Victory.
Mine had a dent that knocked a tonehole off and a missing lever key. Took more work than it was worth to get it playing, but it's quite nice now. I don't think these are intermediate level. Most are off th esame ilk. The best ones are supposed to be the double walled ones which are meant to hold their tuning better.
I would say the pads look undersized. If they are shouldered pads you tend to need to add 0.5mm or more to allow for the shoulder.
Some of the plastic glues can be cleaned up with white spirit/ naptha.
Hello Steve.
Thanks for the compliment and the information.
Maybe the term intermediate wasn’t the best choice. The Cadet was actually deemed a better grade of student instrument. The Three Star being the lowest level least expensive. I may have a Three Star around here somewhere it would be interesting to compare.
I did do a chemical test on the adhesive. It’s resistant to just about anything. I even let pellet soak in some naphtha for an hour. Zip,Nata,nothing !
I have done clarinets in the past. Just not a metal one. Yes the pads are shouldered and should go over the rim of the cup proper.
The pad thicknesses and diameters we’re quite the mess on this one. I made extensive notes and observations in first review. Something I can’t emphasize enough for a first time DIY person.
First off the pillars are mounted completely different than what you would experience on a wood or plastic body. You’re messing with fire relocating a post on metal. Although on metal you can knock a post over to correct the fulcrum. But then again correct the angle could upset the centering. Catch 22.
In the post above I noted the pad may have been too small. Earlier in the thread I mentioned the supplier matched the pads. This was reviewed in depth with the vendor. Supported with pictures. Technically it would have been nice to have a full pads set inventory. Different diameters and different thicknesses. It was a judgment call. Keep them all the same thickness as previously used.
I knew I was going to have issues before I even started. I could tell this when I removed the pads while doing initial and measurements. Not all were flat in the cup. Although I took on the assumption that it was working previously as it was set up. That I should be able to duplicate. Technically correct, no. This being for myself I wasn’t going to make myself looney.
The pad I noted above being too small is position one. Position three is the same diameter. They are operating on two different arcs. During the cleaning process I noticed the key for position three had been repaired. Initially overlooked due to the dirt.
Review picture
I came close.
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. It’s Sunday and I don’t have any cork for the neck joint
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