Klarinet Archive - Posting 000153.txt from 2009/11

From: Nitai Levi <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pad Thickness Buffet B12
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:57:38 -0500

Maybe you should ask the pad supplier you order from? There's a chance they=
would have a recommendation.=0A=0AGenerally it's not really possible to kn=
ow. First, even different model of pads in the same style can be different.=
For example I have two different models of bladder pads that I need 0.5mm =
size apart for the same key, plus their thickness difference is bigger than=
it is because of their shape. Also depends on the type of pad, for example=
for stepped bladder pads the felt thickness is more important than the bac=
k thickness.=0A=0AA lot of repairers (maybe most? all?) don't stock pads in=
"thin", "thick", etc. instead order a specific measurement usually to 0.1m=
m. Some makers are more accurate than others. So basically no one can know =
what your" thin", "medium" and "thick" really mean. My best guess (and it's=
just a guess) is that "thin"=A0won't be a good idea. From what I vaguely r=
emember last time I saw a B12 the pads seemed about the same or maybe sligh=
tly thicker than pro Buffet models.=0A=0ARe the links someone posted, I kno=
w Prestini pads they are ok but I prefer the pads made by Music Center (fka=
Pisoni). Also same for the synthetic Valentino pads,=A0I prefer synthetic =
Omni pads (though they are available only to registered repair businesses).=
nbier@-----.org=0ASent: Thu, November 19, 20=
09 3:32:01 AM=0ASubject: [kl] Pad Thickness Buffet B12=0A=0AHello, =0A=0AI =
have a Buffet B12 that needs new pads.=A0 I purchased this horn about six y=
ears ago for my daughter.=A0 She lost interest, and it has been sitting in =
the closet -- forgotten and barely used -- for=A0about five years.=A0 Recen=
tly, my wife asked me what I wanted to do with it.=A0 I decided that it wou=
ld make a nice back-up instrument.=A0 Unfortunately, many of the pads have =
deteriorated seriously.=A0 I understand that this is often caused by little=
creatures living in the case, and I've already given the case the fire-and=
-ice treatment.=A0 As for the horn itself, I decided to apply the same padd=
ing strategy that I use one my instruments, using a combination of syntheti=
c and pressed felt pads. =0A=0AHere's the problem. =A0When I sit down to or=
der the pads, I need to know which thickness to use: small, medium or thick=
.=A0 I have searched far and wide on the Internet, but what little informat=
ion I have found is contradictory.=A0 I found a lot of what I already knew:=
beveled and unbeveled pad are measured differently, etc., but no specific =
information for the B12.=A0 I have considered measuring the old pads, but t=
hey are deteriorated.=A0 Further, the are pads!=A0 I have a caliper, but I =
could measure them ten times and get different results each time.=0A=0ADoes=
anyone have actual experience with the B12 that could advise me?=A0 Should=
, I just assume that the B12 uses the same thickness and a pro model Buffet=
? =0A=0AAny advice would=A0 be greatly appreciated. =0A=0AThank you, =0AWen=
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