Klarinet Archive - Posting 000400.txt from 2003/09

From: "Vic Brincat" <vbrincat@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pads deteriorating quickly..more info
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:11:57 -0400

Richard,

I was merely clarifying that it was indeed "bore" oil that I was using. I
believe I have several brands... maybe its the brand that I am using ??? I
will identify the brand tonight.

Vic Brincat
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>From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Pads deteriorating quickly..more info
>Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:55:46 -0600
>
>Indeed. Oil contamination is probably doing a number on the pads. Have you
>ever considered removing all keys when oiling? What is this "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. (Once
>>a month).
>>
>>On one (an A Buffet), I used leather pads. The pads themselves seal quite
>>well, but I noticed that there a distint brown ring around the spot that
>>contacts the tone whole openings.
>>
>>Just a thought: could it be that the bore oil is finding it's way to the
>>pads? Could this make the fish-skin pads go brittle and leaving the brown
>>ring on the leather pads?
>>
>>
>>
>>Vic Brincat
>>vicbrincat@-----.com, AOL Instant Messenger ID: vicbrincat58, Yahoo!
>>Messenger ID: vicbrincat
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>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,
>>>vbrincat@-----.com writes:
>>>
>>> > I have recently replaced the pads in several of my clarinets. (As
>>>recently
>>> > as 5 months ago). The clarinets were cleaned, oiled and polished when
>>>the
>>> > new pads were done.
>>> >
>>> > Many of the pads have already turned brown and even appear to have
>>>become
>>> > somewhat brittle. Some make a "crinkling" noise when they
>>> > close…obvious sign of them breaking down.>>
>>>
>>>Vic, there's some bad pads floating around out there. A student of mine
>>>brought in his brand new A clarinet, purchased a few weeks earlier, for
>>>me to look at before he went off to school.
>>>
>>>I replaced two pads. They were as you described, brown, dry, and crinkly.
>>>Worse than the appearance, was the fact that they really did not "grasp"
>>>the feeler guage I use, the horn played "wolfy". I replaced them with
>>>some (I believe) Glotin pads I purchased from Allied and things were a
>>>lot better.
>>>
>>>Also, I had a young man bring in his Bufet E-11 for some work. The
>>>clarinet looked almost brand new, couldn't have been more than 2 or 3
>>>years old. It was immculate, he takes good care of his horn. But, I 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 get
>>>it.
>>>
>>>Walter Grabner
>>>www.clarinetxpress
>>>
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