Hey Abe, although I don’t get involved in that part of it, when I was young and starting out my teacher made me take my sax apart and put it back together just to learn how it all goes and works etc. You need to lay all the part out in order. If you have a camera, phone etc take pictures as you go to help you organize…the parts are pretty obvious though, screws, rods and springs.
It can be a great learning experience but also keep in mind, since the pads have been replaced you don’t need to totally take it apart to clean it.
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