Klarinet Archive - Posting 000897.txt from 2002/11

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass clarinet pads
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:02:05 -0500

In a message dated 11/19/2002 5:49:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, forestaten@-----.com writes:

> I also use Valentino pads (with excellent success) on all pad cups smaller than 16 mm. Larger than that and I find that it is very difficult to seat properly and the "pad slap" is very noisy.>>

Forest -

Funny, but I have had the opposite experience. Valentino has stopped making the larger pads but I had really good experiences with them.

I have a small supply of 17 mm plus Valentinos which I have hoarded. When restoring an old, sometimes beaten up bass clarinet, I use these as a pad of last resort, and they almost always do the trick.

For normal circumstances, I use white leather kid pads on bass. I do want to say, however, that I got some brown leather pads recently from Allied Supply, and they were among the best bass clarinet pads I have ever used. Very "supple", easy to seat, cover beautifully and as quiet as can be.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com
Bass clarinet repads....and other stuff

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