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Quick Help with Vito 7214

Author: Mick
Date: 2014-12-12 23:32

Need to quickly fix a bad clarinet pad with what I have in the house. This is one of the larger pads on the lower joint. I have some generic standard thickness glue-on pads I got off EBay a year or so ago for the heck of it and then I also have some thicker (.130") Valentino self-adhesive pads I got on-line even before that. To me, the generic pad looks slightly smaller but barely. Definitely thinner though.

I understand Vitos use thicker pads. My question is which of these is the better in my situation? I hear the self-adhesive are good for smaller keys, yet the generic pad isn't thick like the other pads on the clarinet. Is it better to have thickness? If I use a little bit of heat with the Valentino, will that help the self adhesive to work out better?

If these were your only 2 choices, which would you go with in a pinch?

Thanks.

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Re: Quick Help with Vito 7214

Author: Tony F
Date: 2014-12-13 03:23

Clean the pad cup thoroughly, put the pads in dry (No adhesive) and use the one that is most similar to the other large pads in thickness.

Tony F.

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