Klarinet Archive - Posting 000192.txt from 1997/03

From: Roger Lewis & Denise Gulliver-Lewis <pmflewis@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Repad/Overhaul
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 14:29:43 -0500

On March 5, Fred Jacobowitz wrote:

> Adam,
> Just last week I posted a message about a new pad developed by
> Dave Straubinger which is now standard issue on Powell (and, I think,
> Brannen) flutes. He is now making them for clarinets and I have them on my
> horn. They are wonderful and I strongly recommend them.
>
...................

I second the recommendation. I have 2 types of Straubinger pads, one
set in my A and the newest in my Bb, overhauled in August. I have had
no water problems, and they really hold a seal! IMHO, nothing better is
available yet.

Denise Gulliver-Lewis
Principal Clarinet
Elkhart Symphony