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REPAIR TERMINOLOGY
WOODWIND
Tone Hole: The hole through the body of the instrument
that a key or finger closes over.
Key Touch: The part of a key you push with your finger.
Key/Pad Cup: The part of the key that holds the pad
and closes over the tone hole.
Pad: Made of leather, felt or cork sits inside the
pad cup and seals the tone hole.
Spring: The thin pieces of wire and flat pieces of
steel under each key.
Re-seat a pad: Adjusting a pad currently on an instrument
to allow it to close evenly and securely once more.
BRASS
Valve: The part of a brass instrument that moves when
the touch piece is pressed.
Touch Piece: The part of a piston or rotor valve that
you push with your finger.
Tuning Slide: The parts of the instrument tubing that
can be moved in and out to effect the tuning.
Lead Pipe: The part of an instrument that your mouthpiece
goes into.
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