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collegefresh
User ID: 9036243 Dec 13th 11:09 PM
So I was at a gig Thursday night, and my cork had been signs of falling off, so guess what? I was playing, heard something that didn't sound right, stopped tried to put some paper on the cork just to help me through the gig, but that didn't help it made it worse. My question is, my saxophone is basically just a year and some months old. Its a Series III alto, is this normal? I got the cork fixed now, but I really don't think that should've happened. I've come to think about it, and when I would put my mpc on, stuff would come out from in the cork, I'm just now knowing that it was the glue. What do you all think the reason for that is?

Gordon (NZ)
User ID: 1265504 Dec 14th 6:57 AM
Specific details of my long-term experience involving many insgtruments of Selmer's lack of attention to these sorts of issues were well documented (quite a long list) in a thread that has now fallen off the bottom.

Some people dared to agree with me, but others just could not face seeing ANY fault with the their favourite sax maker. So the discussion was, at times, most irrational.

In short, yes, you can expect quite a range of this sort of thing. I have seen improvements in a couple of items in the last year.

Saxnemesis
User ID: 0199184 Dec 14th 7:39 AM
The cork could have stayed on quite a long time as corks go, depending, of course, on how much you used it, and how you used it.
Without these details, it is hard to draw any conclusions.

Supposing that your usage was normal, one has to ask how frequent this sort of thing occurs with Selmer instruments in relation to other makers' instruments. One can read complaints about Keilwerth and even, to some extent, the Japanese makers as well. Selmer perhaps is doing better in this regard than they did a few years ago.

Gordon (NZ)
User ID: 1265504 Dec 14th 7:09 PM
No.... NO(!)cork should fall off! - for years!
Those put on by a good repairer don't.
Yanagisawa's don't.
The JAPANESE Yamaha's don't.

I just repadded a Yamaha 62. It took half the time a repad/overhaul usually takes, because there were so few of these problems that go right back to manufacture. Only one cork needed replacement.

collegefresh
User ID: 9036243 Dec 14th 11:49 PM
My saxophone is basically brand new. I just bought it from wwbw last year. I play everyday for about 4 hours or more. If that helps you guys out more.

Gordon (NZ)
User ID: 1265504 Dec 15th 4:19 AM
Perhaps I should clarify: My above two posts refer to recent Selmers - in the last decade.

collegefresh User ID: 9036243	Dec 13th 11:09 PM So I was at a gig Thursday night, and my cork had been signs of falling off, so guess what? I was playing, heard something that didn't sound right, stopped tried to put some paper on the cork just to help me through the gig, but that didn't help it made it worse. My question is, my saxophone is basically just a year and some months old. Its a Series III alto, is this normal? I got the cork fixed now, but I really don't think that should've happened. I've come to think about it, and when I would put my mpc on, stuff would come out from in the cork, I'm just now knowing that it was the glue. What do you all think the reason for that is?
Gordon (NZ) User ID: 1265504	Dec 14th 6:57 AM Specific details of my long-term experience involving many insgtruments of Selmer's lack of attention to these sorts of issues were well documented (quite a long list) in a thread that has now fallen off the bottom. Some people dared to agree with me, but others just could not face seeing ANY fault with the their favourite sax maker. So the discussion was, at times, most irrational. In short, yes, you can expect quite a range of this sort of thing. I have seen improvements in a couple of items in the last year.
Saxnemesis User ID: 0199184	Dec 14th 7:39 AM The cork could have stayed on quite a long time as corks go, depending, of course, on how much you used it, and how you used it. Without these details, it is hard to draw any conclusions. Supposing that your usage was normal, one has to ask how frequent this sort of thing occurs with Selmer instruments in relation to other makers' instruments. One can read complaints about Keilwerth and even, to some extent, the Japanese makers as well. Selmer perhaps is doing better in this regard than they did a few years ago.
Gordon (NZ) User ID: 1265504	Dec 14th 7:09 PM No.... NO(!)cork should fall off! - for years! Those put on by a good repairer don't. Yanagisawa's don't. The JAPANESE Yamaha's don't. I just repadded a Yamaha 62. It took half the time a repad/overhaul usually takes, because there were so few of these problems that go right back to manufacture. Only one cork needed replacement.
collegefresh User ID: 9036243	Dec 14th 11:49 PM My saxophone is basically brand new. I just bought it from wwbw last year. I play everyday for about 4 hours or more. If that helps you guys out more.
Gordon (NZ) User ID: 1265504	Dec 15th 4:19 AM Perhaps I should clarify: My above two posts refer to recent Selmers - in the last decade.