@Support_AODYO Thank you, I have not - will try both of those things and report back, traveling today. I also have a couple of the other approaches (sponge wipes, cork) on order and will try them too.

@Support_AODYO Thanks, yes, this was with a hole cut in the tape to get the desired level of backpressure.

@frank when I tried using gaffe tape I started having random dropouts - the sound would suddenly stop and I would have to stop blowing and then start again to continue. Did you have this issue?

For the record, increasing the key reaction time to 40ms seems to reduce the issue although it means the key transitions aren't as fast as I would like...perhaps more practice will resolve the issue :)

Hi,

I have found that when I am in 5+2 octave mode, when I move my thumb from the top octave key to the middle key of the set of three the Sylphyo jumps an octave when my thumb is sliding between the two octave keys.

Also when in 5 octave mode, if I slide my thumb slowly from the top octave key down to the middle octave key, the octave doesn't change (unless I remove my thumb completely and then put it on the key again), but if I slide quickly the octave changes. This doesn't occur when switching between any other pair of octaves.

Is this expected behavior or do I have a hardware problem? It makes it difficult to change upper octaves smoothly and reliably so any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Thanks...you're the first person to ask, actually, and I've been using this handle for a while. *NIX is certainly a tool in my toolbox, though I'm far from an expert...also, hard drive block failures transcend operating systems :)

Thanks! All good ideas.

Frank, what diameter tube did you use? I can't find the precise dimensions of the Sylphyo anywhere.