it’s common vinny. my problem one is G#
I run a piece of regular writing paper thru I would imagine a dollar bill will work too. it’s just a way of getting the sticky moisture out.
It works, jus press down hard enough to do the job…/not too hard to wreck anything but hard enough to clean it.

G# is common because of where it is and that it’s mostly always in the closed position.
The other thing that’s also used and is good for unsticking it is theatrical make up remover paper. Yes, actors use it to remove make up, it’s super thin like tobacco rolling paper.

I have a new Yamaha YAS-26 and this problem really bugged me in the beginning.

Then I purchased a pack of Palladio rice paper oil-absorbing blotting tissues
from the pharmacy cosmetics department.

I tear one paper in half, fold the one piece and place it under the middle closed valve-pad
and the other half I place under the lower closed valve-pad.

This is the way I store my sax after swabbing and cleaning after use.

Now the only time my pads stick is when it has a build up of grime.

I use and ear-bud moistened with water and carefully wipe the key-pad
then the sax is like new again.

I use trumpet valve oil to lubricate the hinges and shafts.

Hi James

Does it ring when it gets to the end of a line?

🙂