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WOODWIND REPAIR FORUM ARTICLES

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3.01 AN INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUMENTS OF THE WOODWIND FAMILY
Woodwind Inspection Part 1
Contemporary Woodwind Key Mechanisms
Woodwind Key-Travel Chart
Woodwind Acoustics
Heckel's History of the Bassoon

3.02 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE REPAIR OF THE WOODWINDS
The African Blackwood Conservation Project

3.03 FABRICATING WOODWIND REPAIR TOOLS AND DEVICES
Making Flute End-Blocks
Making a Set of Flute Pad Cup Mandrels
Fabricating a Woodwind Tenon Blank
Making Long Reamers and Long Taps
Making an L-Shaped Key Drifting Tool
Making a Woodwind Screw and Spring Board
The Story of Shellac
The History of the Buffet

3.04 UNIVERSAL WOODWIND REPAIR COMPETENCIES
Removing Frozen Woodwind Hinge Screws
Installing Woodwind Key Corks
Installing a Woodwind Tenon Cork
Installing a Saxophone Neck Cork
Extending a Solid Hinge of a Woodwind Key or Lever
Removing a Stuck Swab from a Woodwind
14 Considerations of Woodwind Pad Installation
The Effects of Body Materials on the Acoustics of WW Instr's

3.05 REPAIR COMPETENCIES UNIQUE TO THE CLARINET FAMILY
A Visual Inspection of Clarinets
A Clarinet Overhaul Schedule
Making A Caddy for Clarinets and Bassoons
The Repair of Woodwind Tenons and Sockets
Installing a Clarinet Bell Tenon
Installing End-Caps on the Tenons of Clarinets
Flushbanding a Clarinet Body
Facing the Clarinet Mouthpiece

3.06 REPAIR COMPETENCIES UNIQUE TO THE SAXOPHONE FAMILY
Saxophone Visual Inspection Sheet
An Overhaul Schedule for Saxophone
The Finishing of Vintage Saxophones

3.07 REPAIR COMPETENCIES UNIQUE TO THE FLUTE FAMILY
The Visual Inspection of the Flute
A Fingering Chart for the Flute
An Inspection Sheet for the Flute
An Overhaul Schedule of a Student Flute
A Flute Head Joint Comparison Chart
The Kirmser Pad Preparation Method
The Kingma Flute
A Guide to the Irish Flute
The Native American Flute
The Complete Overhaul of a Piccolo

3.08 REPAIR COMPETENCIES UNIQUE TO THE BASSOONS
Bassoon Nomenclature
A Bassoon Visual Inspection
A Bassoon Overhaul Schedule
Replacing the Tenons of a Bassoon
Fabricating a New Boot Cap For a Bassoon

3.09 REPAIR COMPETENCIES UNIQUE TO THE OBOE FAMILY
Oboe Nomenclature Chart
The Visual Inspection of the Oboe
An Overhaul Schedule for the Oboe
The Assembly and Regulation of the Oboe
The Critical Adjustments of the Oboe
An Oboe Fingering Chart
Wrapping Woodwind Tenons

3.10 ADVANCED WOODWIND REPAIR AND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES
































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