Klarinet Archive - Posting 000479.txt from 1997/04

From: Richard Green <richgreen@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Pad Savers
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:59:43 -0400

Steve Prescott wrote:
>
> my .02 cents,
>
> DO NOT USE PAD SAVERS! They cause what they are intended to prevent. They
> hold moisture in the instrument and rot the pads (not to mention what it
> does to the instruments itself). They make as much sense as an oboist
> wiping the top joint of his/her oboe with a feather. Distributing moisture
> within the instrument, claiming that it "saves the pads" or "prevents the
> instrument from cracking" is ludicrous.
>
> Steve
>
> Steve Prescott
> Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
> Indiana State University
> mipresc@-----.edu

Thanks to Steve and everyone who replied. I've stopped using them.

Rich Green

   
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