Klarinet Archive - Posting 000261.txt from 2001/04

From: fred jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Straubinger Pads
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:04:18 -0400

Let me add my voice to the endorsement of Straubinger
pads. I have had them for at least 10 years now, and
they are STILL the original pads on my instruments!
Only one had to be worked on, because the bladder
ripped. Easily dealt with. I DID, however, have to
have them put in by a tech who learned how to do them
from Straubinger. Luckily, he is a master technician
and a pleasure towork with. They were more expensive
but obviously - for this kind of longevity, they are
worth it. Not to mention that they seal better than
standard bladder/paer pads and that they feel and vent
better than any other artificial pad I have ever heard
of. And, of course, the lightness of touch I can
attain adds to finger speed.

Fred Jacobowitz

--- Don Yungkurth <clarinet@-----.net> wrote:
> James Marioneaux wrote:
>
> >I had my clarinet repadded with Strabinger (sp?)
> pads and it plays great
> now
> >(a mid-70's Buffet RC). The Srtabinger pads are
> expensive, but they do seal
> >great. The felt that is used in the pads is of the
> very highest quality
> and
> >there are some other ways the pads are made (my
> tech explained it to me)
> that
> >make these pads very high quality. They also have
> a much longer life than
> >the traditional bladder pads (so they say. I
> haven't had mine long enough
> >check that out. I am impressed with these pads. I
> am not sure what the
> >covering is, but I know it is not fishskin. I
> don't know if anyone else
> had
> >has experience with the Starbingers, but I think
> they are super.
>
> Straubinger pads seem to be the new pad of choice
> with many flutists, at
> least from the stories on "Flute" (the "Klarinet"
> equivalent for flutists).
> I have no personal experience with them and can't
> comment on construction or
> composition.
>
> Apparently Straubinger tries to restrict sale of
> these pads to people who
> have been trained to install them as intended. It
> is worth while finding if
> the technician has the skills as well as the pads
> before having Straubinger
> pads installed on an instrument.
>
> In talking with one flutist who has been trained and
> does her own repair
> work, proper installation of Straubinger pads
> requires adjusting toneholes
> so that they are absolutely flat, i. e., perfect -
> completely in one plane
> and free of nicks or defects. The pad cup must be
> adjusted to be
> absolutely parallel to the seat, since these pads
> depend on fitting
> correctly to seal, rather than by applying pressure
> or having the pad deform
> to match the geometry of the seat. When properly
> installed these pads allow
> sealing with the lightest possible touch.
>
> In my limited experience of repadding clarinets and
> flutes, flutes are far
> more difficult to pad leak-free than clarinets, but
> I would assume that a
> quality job with Straubingers would last longer on
> either instrument.
>
> Don Yungkurth (clarinet@-----.net)
>
>
>
>
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