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NECK
Thread first inch
Polish entire neck interior
Open both pips to #38 drill size
thread both pips
use high quality grainless cork clarinet pad for both
pips
install Teflon shrink tubing on altissimo key shank
machine and lap male tenon to perfectly match female
receiver on body
mask off neck engraving tighter, should be MORE
elaborate
BODY
TUBE
level all tone holes
open body pip to #42 drill size
thread body pip
install THREE RING strap hook (picture provided)
install “Saxgourmet” RH thumb hook (sample provided)
increase the height of circular LH thumb button 3 mm for
240 degrees, leaving the original height between
the 8 and 5 o’clock positions
on
plated horns, BRIGHT plate the neck receiver
add decorative engraving to tube/bow and bow/bell trim
rings
mask off body tube engraving (which should be MORE
elaborate) tighter
Add high G tone hole
PADS
AND RESONATORS
Saxgourmet brand black kangaroo pads installed with
SHELLAC
Solid Brass Saxgourmet Noyek resonators
FINISHES
Florentine Gold with bright gold keywork and highlights
Bright Silver (gold wash in bell?)
Black Nickel (body AND keys) should have gray tint
“Hand Hammered”: not too much clear coat!
DARK gold vintage lacquer
Others by special order |
KEYWORK
Bumpers and silencers: replace cork with “felt” material
(samples provided)
Plastic silencer: replace shrink tubing with Teflon
shrink tubing
High G/High F# key: should be concave like G# and
chromatic F# key
Finger touches (main stacks): should be real Mother of
Pearl, not metal
Octave key “fork” contacts: should not fit TOO tightly!
Front F key: add roller (picture provided)
Bis key: add roller (picture provided)
A
key touch: use FIRM felt bumper, not cork. Sample
provided
Chromatic C key: fork should not fit too tightly. Use
Teflon tubing. Add silencer to key touch bottom so the
key does not flex
Chromatic Bb key: same as chromatic C key
Speaker key: use high quality cork pad
G#
key: install “never stick” mechanism .012” flat spring
and #80 screw (picture provided)
Low Bb key touch: increase height by 3mm. Picture
provided
Low Eb/Low C key touches: increase height 3mm. Should
form an approximate semi-circle. Retain existing roller.
(picture provided)
Low B/Low Bb key cups: add additional arms, like low C
Adjusters: Low Eb/Low C/Low B/Low Bb: use high quality
firm felt and “jewel” topper
ENGRAVING
Bell Flare: (top) L A SAX (bottom) STEVE GOODSON MODEL
Bell: elaborate floral motif, LA SAX on key side, Steve
Goodson Model in small letters below LA Sax logo.
Floral motif should wrap around sides of bell. On
Florentine finish, engraving to be masked off in bright
highlights.
Bow: continue floral motif to point of Low C tone hole
Body Tube: up sides as on prototype. Mask on Florentine
finish. Same floral motif as bell
Neck: same motif and masking as appropriate. More
elaborate than on prototypes |
