Klarinet Archive - Posting 000398.txt from 2003/09

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pads deteriorating quickly..more info
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:55:46 -0400

Indeed. Oil contamination is probably doing a number on the pads. Have=20=

you ever considered removing all keys when oiling? What is this=20
"correct" bore oil that you're using?

RB

On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 09:51 AM, Vic Brincat wrote:

> A couple of more piece of information that I should have included:
>
> I regualrly oil the bore of my clarinets with the correct bore oil.=20
> (Once a month).
>
> On one (an A Buffet), I used leather pads. The pads themselves seal=20
> quite well, but I noticed that there a distint brown ring around the=20=

> spot that contacts the tone whole openings.
>
> Just a thought: could it be that the bore oil is finding it's way to=20=

> the pads? Could this make the fish-skin pads go brittle and leaving=20=

> the brown ring on the leather pads?
>
>
>
> Vic Brincat
> vicbrincat@-----.com, AOL Instant Messenger ID: vicbrincat58, Yahoo!=20=

> Messenger ID: vicbrincat
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>
>
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>
>> From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
>> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Pads deteriorating quickly
>> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:28:11 -0400
>>
>> In a message dated 9/15/2003 9:15:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,=20
>> vbrincat@-----.com writes:
>>
>> > I have recently replaced the pads in several of my clarinets. (As=20=

>> recently
>> > as 5 months ago). The clarinets were cleaned, oiled and polished=20
>> when the
>> > new pads were done.
>> >
>> > Many of the pads have already turned brown and even appear to have=20=

>> become
>> > somewhat brittle. Some make a "crinkling" noise when they
>> > close=85obvious sign of them breaking down.>>
>>
>> Vic, there's some bad pads floating around out there. A student of=20
>> mine brought in his brand new A clarinet, purchased a few weeks=20
>> earlier, for me to look at before he went off to school.
>>
>> I replaced two pads. They were as you described, brown, dry, and=20
>> crinkly. Worse than the appearance, was the fact that they really did=20=

>> not "grasp" the feeler guage I use, the horn played "wolfy". I=20
>> replaced them with some (I believe) Glotin pads I purchased from=20
>> Allied and things were a lot better.
>>
>> Also, I had a young man bring in his Bufet E-11 for some work. The=20
>> clarinet looked almost brand new, couldn't have been more than 2 or 3=20=

>> years old. It was immculate, he takes good care of his horn. But, I=20=

>> wound up replacing every damn pad, they were falling apart!
>>
>> Now, I have some pads on my A clarinet that are 20 years old. I don't=20=

>> get it.
>>
>> Walter Grabner
>> www.clarinetxpress
>>
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