Klarinet Archive - Posting 000158.txt from 2009/11

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Pad Thickness Buffet B12
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:47:27 -0500

The Valentino synthetic pads seal better than cork, are easy to =
install......and are very quiet....

-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald Coleman [mailto:ron.coleman@-----.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:35 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] Pad Thickness Buffet B12

While you're at it ... Consider using cork pads for the upper half ...
Brightens up the sound. The Downside is that they are noisier (closing)
though I don't find that bothersome even playing in small groups.=20

I've also been very happy with the white leather pads I have on the =
lower
half of the instrument. Several years old now and still look new. And =
they
are played several hours every week. (Buffet R13s)

Ron

ron.coleman@-----.com

-----Original Message-----
From: wenbier@-----.net]=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:32 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Pad Thickness Buffet B12

Hello,=20

I have a Buffet B12 that needs new pads.=A0 I purchased this horn about =
six
years 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 =
Recently,
my wife asked me what I wanted to do with it.=A0 I decided that it would =
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
padding strategy that I use one my instruments, using a combination of
synthetic and pressed felt pads.=20

Here's the problem. =A0When I sit down to order 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 information 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 they are deteriorated.=A0 =
Further, the
are pads! I have a caliper, but I could measure them ten times and get
different results each time.

Does 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?=20

Any advice would=A0 be greatly appreciated.=20

Thank you,
Wen=20

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