Klarinet Archive - Posting 000205.txt from 2006/03

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] overhaul question - new R-13
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:51:28 -0500

Lori,
Pretty much ANY quality-made pads will work if installed by a
competent tech. I personally think that the best pads around are from
Straubinger. They are a combination of a plastic body covered by skin
so that they behave and vent the air like a standard felt pad but seal
like a rubber pad (without the popping, etc.). I've been completely
satisfied with mine. They seal better than any standard felt pad I've
ever used. There are lots of techs who will install them (Straubinger
will not sell to anyone who he has not trained in putting them in - a
matter of quality contron, I believe.). One such is a fellow named
Roger Young in Annapolis Md.

Fred Jacobowitz

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
On Mar 10, 2006, at 2:12 PM, Stermers wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I just purchased a new Buffet R-13 Bb and wanted to know if I should
> have it
> re-padded with better quality pads? Pretty much an overhaul without
> the
> need for polishing and buffing the keys.
>
> The R-13s come from the factory with Gortex synthetic pads which I
> have been
> told is not of the best quality. This could cause instability with the
> instrument as pads not sealing properly, intonation problems, etc.
>
> If you think I should re-pad it now, then what type of pad would you
> recommend and why? The best double-bladder pads everywhere? Cork on
> the
> upper joint and double-bladder pads everywhere else? Or Valentino pads
> everywhere? Lots of opinions I'm sure as what to use, eh?
>
> Thank you in advance for your comments. Lori
>
>
>
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