Klarinet Archive - Posting 000396.txt from 2005/04

From: "Wes Kilpatrick" <whkilpatrick@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pad height.
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:28:39 -0400

Harold,

I always try to err on the side of thicker cork , you can always sand it
down if it is. There is a pretty fair margin for error in most areas of the
clarinet. You can put it on thick and then sand it down to the optimum
thickness. Just do it a little at a time.
Wes Kilpatrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "harold troughton" <haroldtroughton@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 7:45 AM
Subject: [kl] Pad height.

>I recently had occasion to replace the spacer cork which determines the
>pad/ring height on the lower ,& also the upper clarinet joints. Am I right
>in thinking - A too high a pad/ring height will improve venting, but
>adversly affect tuning---whereas too close a setting will cause stuffiness
>and again produce tuning problems. I wonder if trial & error is the only
>way to hit on the best optimum setting... Harold Troughton
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