DIY palm key risers / Oleg risers in UK

[AndyW]

I'm thinking of trying to make my own LH palm key risers:- anybody
know how it's done-
what with, etc....

Alternatively, does anybody know a UK shop with the range of Oleg
brass risers in stock?
(I do mean "we have them in stock", not "we can probably get them for
you"...)

TIA

_A_

[Stephen Howard]

I've seen all manner of homemade risers, but the best I've seen were
made from epoxy resin, carefully sanded and smoothed to profile.
These were made by filling a small box with the resin then suspending
the key over the box with the aid of a lollystick glued to the
underside of the riser until the resin set.

Another variation is cork. The best I've seen was made up in layers of
1/8th sheet, though I've seen plenty carved out of a wine bottle cork.

Have you tried the slip-on rubber ones? A little Evostik helps to keep
them in place.

Regards,

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[SDA]

well I actually had a lot of problems keeping these rubber risers
(Runyon) on. After a while the rubber stretches - and depending on the
size of your palm keys originally (buffet = large and good, VI = smaller
and not so good) they always slipped off. I tried several of the contact
adhesives which didn't help much and then just filled them with
acrylic-based stuff used in DIY which works perfectly

[Barry Levine]

In article <b9d7ee4d.03102...@posting.google.com> ,
andy...@yahoo.co.uk (AndyW) wrote:

Try plumbers putty (i.e. the type that is epoxy-based). You knead and mix
it, then mold it right around the palm key. It sets up in a few minutes
(altho still soft enough to do some shaving with a razor or knife if
needed); when fully hard it can be sanded. For a nice look afterwards, use
black fingernail polish, so the risers match your thumb button.

BL

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[nobody]

>> I'm thinking of trying to make my own LH palm key risers:- anybody
>> know how it's done-

> Try plumbers putty ...

Or epoxy putty - I think that's the Emilio way.

Or buy some flexible plastic tubing (maybe the clear kind),
cut a key's worth of it, slit it up one side part or all the way,
and slide it on the key. You can layer these if you like.
They don't feel as good as painted epoxy, but they're easy.

You can also just glue cork on to the key.

[Steve Marshall]

"Stephen Howard" <sees...@email.uk> wrote

> I've seen all manner of homemade risers, but the best I've seen were
> made from epoxy resin, carefully sanded and smoothed to profile.
> These were made by filling a small box with the resin then suspending
> the key over the box with the aid of a lollystick glued to the
> underside of the riser until the resin set.
>
> Another variation is cork. The best I've seen was made up in layers of
> 1/8th sheet, though I've seen plenty carved out of a wine bottle cork.

I used cork on a Selmer 22 which has quite rounded keys with thick cork on
the underside so you can't fit Runyon type risers. I stuck a layer or tow of
cork sheet until there was enough of it that I could sand flat (because the
curve was a bit of a problem) and then stuck thick stuff on that. The
beauty of cork is how easily you can shape it to what you want. Once I was
happy with the shape I used some enamel paint to finish the job. You can
achieve a smooth finish with this and it won't absorb sweat and go manky if
you use the paint finish. I also applied lacquer but the lacquer can melt
the paint and make a horrible mess so think twice before trying this.

Steve M

[DPJazzSax]

forget all that crap about risers, etc....spend your time practicing and get a
good horn...Bird could sound like Bird on any horn in any condition
Dan Pinson
www.danpinson.com