Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 2002/03

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass clarinet pads with rivets
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:11:01 -0500

It is common to use saxophone style and thickness pads in some
bass clarinets. Bundy (now Selmer USA), for sure, uses
saxophone type pads. It was designed that way. Vitos often
come with goldbeater skin type pads. The large ones tend to
swell and distort in the center. If one wants a Vito bass
clarinet, pay the few extra dollars and get it with the
leather pads.

George Kidder wrote:

> Could easily be. At least there are no resonators!
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> At 12:21 PM 3/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
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>> As far as I know the rivet is to hold the pad skin so that it doesn't
>> vibrate when exposed to airflow.>>
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>> Sounds like someone used saxophone pads on this instrument!
>>
>> Walter Grabner
>> www.clarinetxpress.com
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> George
> Bar Harbor
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