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SUZUKIMELODIONREPAIRTOOLSET [ MRT-01]
●Bytheproductproperty,notallMelodionsaresuitableforthisproduct.
●Pleaseworkwithgreatattentionataquietplace.
●Partshavelimitationsindurability.
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Useforchanging
clearanceorforplacing
underthereedtotune.
Spatula
UseforMelodion
assemblyand
disassembly.
Screwdriver(+)
The Screw・Spring that are easy to
loseareincluded.
Screw・Springset
Coverscrew
(lowhead)x6
Usefor tuning.File a
head of reed to tune
up.
File
File
Usefor tuning.File a
baseofreedwiththe
pointofthis.
Scraper
Scraper
PRO-44H・PRO-44HP
○
SuitableMelodionmodels
Squarenut
(silver)x6
PRO-44H・PRO-44HP
○
SuitableMelodionmodels
Coverscrew
(black)x6
PRO-37v2・M-37C
○
SuitableMelodionmodels
Squarenut
(gold)x6
○
SuitableMelodionmodels
Coverscrew
(silver)x6
M-32C・S-32C and others.
○
SuitableMelodionmodels
Reedplate
screwx6
all SUZUKI Melodions.
○
SuitableMelodionmodels
Keyboard
springx6
all SUZUKI Melodions.
○
SuitableMelodionmodel
Firstofall,wewouldliketothankyouforhavingpurchasedSUZUKIMELODION
REPAIRTOOLSETMRT-01.ForyoursafetyandlongtermuseofMRT-01,please
readandkeepthisinstructionmanual.
Unscrewthescrewsbehindthebodyusingscrewdriver(+).Themetalliccovermodels
likePRO-44H,PRO-37v2andM-32Chave6screws.Theplasticcovermodelslike
MX-32CandF-32have8screws.B-24CandB-24Hhave8bothsmallandbigscrews.
・unscrewsscrew
・unscrewsscrew
Ex)Metalliccovermodel
disassembly
ADJUSTMENT OF THE REED CLEARANCE
REED TUNING
A-1 Unscrewthecoverscrews
Removethecoverandsidecover.ForPRO-37v2,removethesidecoverafterremov-
ingthespit-valvecap.ForPRO-44HandPRO-44HP,theyhavestrappinandtheside
coverdoesnotcomeoff.Youonlyhavetoremovethecover.Theplasticcover
modellikeMX-32CandF-32arewiththeairbox.Afterremovingthecover,the
reedplatecanbeseen,sotheprocessA-3isnotnecessary.
Removetheairbox.PRO-44andPRO-44HPhave5screws,B-24CandB-24Hhave11screws,
andothermodelshave4screws.Afterremovingtheairbox,thereedplatecanbeseen.
A-2 Removecovers
A-3 Unscrewtheairboxscrewandremovetheairbox
・cover
・side
cover
・airbox
・side
cover
Clearance
Clearance
Allreedsareattachedwithitsonesiderecurved,thatiscalled“Clearance”.
Thereedsresponsedifferentlybywidthoftheclearance.Whileeachmodelisadjusted
tothebestclearanceinshipment,itisalsoavailabletocustom-ordertheclearanceor
readjusttheclearancechangedduringtheperformance.Iftheclearanceislittle,the
reedresponseswelltoevenweakbreathbutnottostrongbreath.Iftheclearanceis
toomuch,itresponseswelltostrongbreathbutnottoweakbreath.
Beforetuning,havethetunorreadythatallowstomeasureby1cent.
Besuretoadjusttheclearancebeforetuning.Thepitchiseffectedbytheclearance.
Thepitchisalsoslightlyeffectedbythetypeofamouthpieces,shortortube.Itis
bettertomeasurethepitchwithamouthpieceofdailyuse.
Aftercheckingtheclearance,iftheairboxisdetached,attachitinthereverseproce-
duretoA-3.Inthisprocess,handlethemodellikeM-32Cetc.carefullythathasthe
plasticpartdirectlyscrewednottostripthreadsofthebodyandcausethescrewsto
beunusable.Themodelswithmetalcoverdonotneedattachingthecoverbutthe
modelslikeMX-32Cetc.whosecoverandairboxarecombinedneedattachingthe
upperandlowercover.Afterthecoversareattached,putonthemouthpiecetocheck
fornoairleakage.
Useanedgefileandspatula.Eachreedcorrespondstoeachtoneandislocatedjuston
thebackofthekey.Detachtheairboxagainandfilethereedtobetunedtotheright
pitch,closeto0cent.
Insertaspatulaunderthereedandfiletheedgeofthereed,andsomeburrwill
stickoutfromthesides.Then,removetheburrwithanedgefilesinceitcuases
squealingifitremains.
Aftertuning,attachtheairboxagainandmeasurethepitch.
Iftherightpitchisnotattained,detachtheairboxandfilethereedagain.
Thereedisrecurvedupto2/3ofthewholelengthfromtheedge.
2/3ofthereedlength
Reedlength
・plate
・reed
Insertaspatulaupto2/3ofthewholelengthfromthe
edgeandputupthereed.
B-1 INCREASETHECLEARANCE
C-1 ATTACHTHEAIRBOX
Blowwithasmuchbreathasusual,andmeasureandrecordthepitch.
C-2 MEASURETHEPITCH
C-3
●HOW TO KEY UP
Insertaspatulaunderthereedandfilethebasewithascraper.Becarefulnot
toscratchtheplate.
●HOW TO KEY DOWN
TUNING
Pressdownthereedontheplatewithaspatula.Becarefulnottopresstoohard.
B-2 REDUCETHECLEARANCE
・Spatula
・Scraper
Filetheedge. Removeburrandsmoothdownthesideswithanedgefile.
When use a scraper, tilt it and file the point
aroundthebaseinthesamewayasscratching.
Metallic cover models
except.
PRO-44H・PRO-44HP
NOTE:Rechecktheclearanceaftertuningasitmaychange.
Caution
Contents
Main maintenance
Wearenotresponsibleforanydamagesorinjuryresultingfromtheuseof
thisproduct.
Pleasemakesurethatyouunderstandtheaboveinstructionswellbeforeusingthisproduct.
Caution
Be careful when you
use a scraper. Its head
issharp.