Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 1997/04

From: Benjamin Maas <bm004e@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Pad Savers
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:58:44 -0400

Tom Yeh, of Robert Gilbert, Inc. in Los Angeles refered to my Pad Savers
as Pad Rotters.

Yes, they soak up moisture, but they also keep air from circulating
through the bore of the instrument. This, in the long run, is bad.

Ben

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On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Richard Green wrote:

> I've seen a lot of discussion on the list about temperature and humidity
> considerations for both reeds and instruments. I am using something
> called Pad Savers ( kind of a fuzzy thing that slips inside the sections
> of your clarinet when it is disassembled). Intuitively it seems like
> these might soak up any little bits of moisture you might miss when you
> swab. The question of course is can this be true and is it smart to use
> these?
>
> Rich Green
>

   
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