Cigarette lighter fluid substitute? | CafeSaxophone Forum
2018年2月27日 · The lighter fluid trick isn't always a cure, and can be more of a temporary fix depending on how greasy the pad is. And by greasy I don't mean stuff that's sitting on the surface of the pad - I mean the amount of oils on the leather itself.
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2016年8月6日 · Cigarette lighter fluid. It's ideal for detecting otherwise invisible leaks in soldered joints, because it wicks through the smallest gaps with ease...and it has a very distinctive odour. To test the crook socket I do the following: Wipe out the socket thoroughly with a clean, dry rag/tissue. Likewise, wash and dry hands thoroughly.
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2024年8月27日 · I think saddle soap work by reintroducing some oils to the leather. That introduces the same issues as other oils , in that it can leave the pad sticky. I feel if the pad has got to a state where it needs saddle soap it is too far gone and will need replacing.
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2014年2月27日 · Thanks everybody. I now have lighter fluid (naphtha) and Isopropyl alcohol. I use coffee filter paper (popular in German for making coffee) that is quite robust, and clean the pads with it by putting a few drops on the paper and gliding the paper between pad and tone hole. The sticking completely ceased (for a while, I guess).
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2020年1月12日 · Cigarette lighter fluid (naptha) works a treat. Pop a drop at each end of the key barrel, work the key up and down until it frees up - then pop a drop of oil at each end of the barrel. If that fails to work then you're probably dealing with a rusted rod/hinge screw or a bent key.
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2013年9月4日 · A strip down would be the fix, but a good 'get by' is a couple of drops of cigarette lighter fluid place on the junctions where the key barrels meet, and where they butt up against the pillars. One other test you can do is to get a small screwdriver and give the octave key mech screw a turn back and forth.
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2022年12月9日 · Get yourself a tin of cigarette lighter fluid. Apply to a cloth or piece of kitchen roll, clean out the inside of the receiver and the outside of the crook tenon sleeve. Test fit the crook to the horn - it should be much improved.
Beginner - really bad sticky key - CafeSaxophone Forum
2021年3月3日 · So any cleaning solution (and the suggested cigarette lighter fluid is the gold standard) will only work properly if you clean both the pad and the tonehole rim. For a more thorough job you can clean the tonehole rim with some very …
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2024年9月17日 · The fix for this is to pop a drop of cigarette lighter fluid at each and of the key barrel (the longish tube on which the key cup pivots) and work the key a few times. If it frees the key up, follow it up with a drop of suitable oil.
Cleaning a sticky Sax - what's best? - Saxophones
2011年1月13日 · Your best bet for wiping over key surfaces is to breathe on them and wipe off the condensation with a soft cloth. If there's any sticky residue remaining, a little squirt of cigarette lighter fluid on a soft cloth will see it off. Regards,