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disassembly Reed clearance tuning Reed tuning
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SUZUKIMELODIONREPAIRTOOLSET [ M R T - 01 ]
●Bytheproductproperty,notallMelodionsaresuitableforthisproduct.
●Pleaseworkwithgreatattentionataquietplace.
●Partshavelimitationsindurability.
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Useforchanging
clearanceorforplacing
underthereedtotune.
Spatula
Use  fo r Me l od i on
ass e mb l ya n d
dis a ss e mbl y.
Screwdriver(+)
The Screw・Spring that are easy to
loseareincluded.
Screw・Springset
Coverscrew
(lowhead)x6
Use for tuning. File a
head of reed to tune
up.
File
File
Use for tuning. File a
baseofreedwiththe
pointofthis.
Scraper
Scraper
PRO-44H・PRO-44HP
○ SuitableMelodionmodels
Squarenut
(silver)x6
PRO-44 H・P RO- 44HP
○ SuitableMelodionmodels
Coverscrew
(black)x6
PRO-37 v2・ M-3 7C
○ SuitableMelodionmodels
Squarenut
(gold)x6
○ SuitableMelodionmodels
Coverscrew
(silver)x6
M-32C・ S-3 2C and others.
○ SuitableMelodionmodels
Reedplate
screwx6
all SU ZUK I M elodions.
○ SuitableMelodionmodels
Keyboard
springx6
all SU ZUK I M elodions.
○ SuitableMelodionmodel
Firstofall,wewouldliketothankyouforhavingpurchasedSUZUKIMELODION
REPAIRTOOLSETMRT-01.ForyoursafetyandlongtermuseofMRT-01,please
readandkeepthisinstructionmanual.
Unscrewthescrewsbehindthebodyusingscrewdriver(+).Themetalliccovermodels
likePRO-44H,PRO-37v2andM-32Chave6screws.Theplasticcovermodelslike
MX-32CandF-32have8screws.B-24CandB-24Hhave8bothsmallandbigscrews.
・unscrewsscrew
・unscrewsscrew
Ex )Metalliccovermodel
disassembly
ADJUSTMENT OF THE REED CLEARANCE
REED TUNING
Ａ-1 Unscrewthecoverscrews
Removethecoverandsidecover.ForPRO-37v2,removethesidecoverafterremov-
ingthespit-valvecap.ForPRO-44HandPRO-44HP,theyhavestrappinandtheside
coverdoesnotcomeoff.Youonlyhavetoremovethecover.Theplasticcover
modellikeMX-32CandF-32arewiththeairbox.Afterremovingthecover,the
reedplatecanbeseen,sotheprocessA-3isnotnecessary.
Removetheairbox.PRO-44andPRO-44HPhave5screws,B-24CandB-24Hhave11screws,
andothermodelshave4screws.Afterremovingtheairbox,thereedplatecanbeseen.
Ａ-2 Removecovers
Ａ-3 Unscrewtheairboxscrewandremovetheairbox
・ co ve r
・ si de
c o v e r
・ ai r bo x
・ si de
c o v e r
Clearance
Clearance
Allreedsareattachedwithitsonesiderecurved,thatiscalled“Clearance”.
Thereedsresponsedifferentlybywidthoftheclearance.Whileeachmodelisadjusted
tothebestclearanceinshipment,itisalsoavailabletocustom-ordertheclearanceor
readjusttheclearancechangedduringtheperformance.Iftheclearanceislittle,the
reedresponseswelltoevenweakbreathbutnottostrongbreath.Iftheclearanceis
toomuch,itresponseswelltostrongbreathbutnottoweakbreath.
Beforetuning,havethetunorreadythatallowstomeasureby1cent.
Besuretoadjusttheclearancebeforetuning.Thepitchiseffectedbytheclearance.
Thepitchisalsoslightlyeffectedbythetypeofamouthpieces,shortortube.Itis
bettertomeasurethepitchwithamouthpieceofdailyuse.
Aftercheckingtheclearance,iftheairboxisdetached,attachitinthereverseproce-
duretoA-3.Inthisprocess,handlethemodellikeM-32Cetc.carefullythathasthe
plasticpartdirectlyscrewednottostripthreadsofthebodyandcausethescrewsto
beunusable.Themodelswithmetalcoverdonotneedattachingthecoverbutthe
modelslikeMX-32Cetc.whosecoverandairboxarecombinedneedattachingthe
upperandlowercover.Afterthecoversareattached,putonthemouthpiecetocheck
fornoairleakage.
Useanedgefileandspatula.Eachreedcorrespondstoeachtoneandislocatedjuston
thebackofthekey.Detachtheairboxagainandfilethereedtobetunedtotheright
pitch,closeto0cent.
Insertaspatulaunderthereedandfiletheedgeofthereed,andsomeburrwill
stickoutfromthesides.Then,removetheburrwithanedgefilesinceitcuases
squealingifitremains.
Aftertuning,attachtheairboxagainandmeasurethepitch.
Iftherightpitchisnotattained,detachtheairboxandfilethereedagain.
Thereedisrecurvedupto2/3ofthewholelengthfromtheedge.
2/3ofthereedlength
Reedlength
・ p l a t e
・ re ed
Insertaspatulaupto2/3ofthewholelengthfromthe
edgeandputupthereed.
Ｂ-1 INCREASETHECLEARANCE
Ｃ-1 ATTACHTHEAIRBOX
Blowwithasmuchbreathasusual,andmeasureandrecordthepitch.
Ｃ-2 MEASURETHEPITCH
Ｃ-3
●HOW TO KEY UP
Insertaspatulaunderthereedandfilethebasewithascraper.Becarefulnot
toscratchtheplate.
●HOW TO KEY DOWN
TUNING
Pressdownthereedontheplatewithaspatula.Becarefulnottopresstoohard.
Ｂ-2 REDUCETHECLEARANCE
・ Sp at ul a
・ Sc ra pe r
Filetheedge. Removeburrandsmoothdownthesideswithanedgefile.
When use a scraper, tilt it and file the point
aroundthebaseinthesamewayasscratching.
Metall ic c ove r mo del s
except.
PRO-44 H・P RO- 44HP
NOTE:Rechecktheclearanceaftertuningasitmaychange.
Caution
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Main main t e n ance
Wearenotresponsibleforanydamagesorinjuryresultingfromtheuseof
thisproduct.
Pleasemakesurethatyouunderstandtheaboveinstructionswellbeforeusingthisproduct.
Caution
Be careful when you
use a scraper. Its head
issharp.