Klarinet Archive - Posting 000816.txt from 2002/11

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass clarinet pads
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:00:44 -0500

George,

Most people use a 'kid' pad on the register vent.

Cork pads have two major drawbacks on the bass.

One...they are noisy
Two...because of the free play in the keywork (even on fine instruments), it
is very difficult to keep cork pads seating properly.

Forest

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Kidder" <gkidder@-----.org>
Subject: [kl] Bass clarinet pads

> Two questions for the bass clarinet mavens:
>
> 1) What sort of pad is used on the E/B key, the one with the altissimo
> vent in it, on an instrument with regular white leather pads (no rivets)?
>
> 2) Does anyone use cork pads on bass clarinets, other than for the
> register key(s)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> George Kidder
> Bar Harbor
>
>
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