Klarinet Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 1996/01

From: Michael D Moors - Alpena <mdmoors@-----.US>
Subj: Re: needs repadding
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 23:26:08 -0500

Cathleen,

Look at the skins of your pads. Do you see the skin separting from the
pads? Are many pads turning a dark color by where they meet the tone
hole? If you have more than a few pads going I would have them all
changed. All of the pads that have been talked about on this listserve
are good. I have my upper joint corked, it cost me $10.00 more. The
corks wear like Iron and seal great.

By your letter I am assuming you are from the Lansing Area. Go to
Meridian Winds and they will give you a loaner to play while it is being
done. Ask for Eric, tell him I sent you.

Mike Moors

On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Cathleen Renee Orr wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> I noticed that a few of you like the Goretex pads, while others "swear by"
> the little yellow ones and some of you really like the idea of corking the
> whole upper joint. When I saw Bob Scott just after Thanksgiving, he said my
> horn looked like it could use new pads, and I notice when practicing, I
> sometimes get water leaks at my top joint C#/G# pinkey key. My R-13 is a 1983
> horn, I don't know if the origional owner ever had the pads redone, I've had
> the horn for three and a half years, and I've never had more than minor key
> adjustments done. The pads are dingy (not real dingy) white. How do you know
> when they need replacing besides looking obviously worn? And, what do you
think
> I really need for my horn, I'm a college student, so my horn gets a good
amount
> of use and I can't part with it for long periods of time so if it needs to be
> shipped to Timbuktu for padding, I just can't do it. But, one positive thing,
> my folks are going to cough up the money for it, so price is not the end of
the
> world, sorta.
> Looking forward to your suggestions,
> -Cathleen
>