Klarinet Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2011/01

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pads: Cork versus bladder
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:47:09 -0500

You've already gotten several well-informed opinions about this, and I
wouldn't argue for or against Valentino pads - I have no experience with
them. Cork pads are more difficult to seat correctly the larger they are, so
many techs who use cork still use something softer - usually bladder - on
the bottom joint, especially the very large pads at the bottom. FWIW, those
pads *can* be seated quite well. Hans Moennig back in the '60s did my entire
instrument with cork pads and they lasted for maybe 30 years without any of
them needing to be replaced. But you have to keep in mind that at that time
there weren't many choices - it was pretty much either cork or bladder over
felt, although there were a couple of hard, cork-like synthetics coming out
around that time, used mostly in register keys, perhaps because of the metal
rim of the register tube. It's true that cork can be noisier when they hit
the tone hole, and they have to be made of very high quality cork.

Karl

-----Original Message-----
From: Rachel Roessel [mailto:gsurosey@-----.com] =

Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 9:57 AM
To: klarinet@-----.com
Subject: [kl] Pads: Cork versus bladder

Since I had my last wisdom tooth yanked a couple days ago, I took the chance
to =

have some clarinet work done. LH2 on both my Bb and A clarinets will be
replaced =

(as well as requisite adjustments to make it all work). I'm assuming my tech

will use bladder pads since I didn't specify. I posted on the BBoard also
about =

this (just looking for as many opinions as possible). What is the difference

between cork pads and bladder pads? Why=A0are cork pads=A0used only on the =
upper

joint? Also, I heard somewhere that cork pads are usually only used on the =

closed pads, but LH1 on both=A0of my clarinets has a cork pad. LH2 on my A =
is
the =

only one that's not cork. On my Bb, LH2 and the top 3 trill keys aren't cork

(possible A and Ab on the side also; I can't remember).

Rachel

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