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Author: bobmester
Date: 2003-06-02 18:56
Any opinions on the use of a rubber bite pad on the top of the mpc?
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Author: MGarrison
Date: 2003-06-02 19:02
I've used a lot of these in the past for various reasons: to stop slip, to stop the vibration which puts your teeth on edge and to protect the mpc.
After trying many brands, I have to say that I like the Vandoren mpc patches best (so far) as my teeth don't wear through the pad (so far 3 months) compared to the black rubber patches that I seem to get through within a month.
I haven't noticed any difference in my sound using patches.
Marina
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Author: Ralph G
Date: 2003-06-02 19:06
No complaints here about the Yamaha patches -- except it's tough peeling the plastic cover off the adhesive.
Heck, at one time I even used bicycle tire patches. I miss that rubbery taste...
--Ralph (who loves the smell of tire stores!)"
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Author: Francesca
Date: 2003-06-02 19:24
I've found that the clear mpc pads dont interfere with my tone nearly as much as the thicker black rubber ones. The rubber pads just seem to dampen my sound.
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Author: Clarinetpunk
Date: 2003-06-02 20:42
I have used both the Yamaha and the Vandoren mtpc patches...i prefer the Vandoren patches myself, they are thinner, abouth half the thicknessof the Yamas.
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2003-06-02 20:44
Hi,
I use these all the time but also miss the old bicycle patches that are now plastic composition. I tried some of the new bicycle tube patches and they did not list. One source I use is the Runyon patches but if someone else has a substitute, other than the VD, I'd like to know.
The trick seems to be in what glue to use.
HRL
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Author: Benni
Date: 2003-06-03 05:12
I've used one almost the entire time I've been playing . . . I currently use a black one (about medium thickness), but for a while, I used a black one (about the same thickness) with a clear one over it. That one had a bit more "grip" to it. I don't believe the clear ones by themselves do much to dampen the vibrations to your teeth - they just prevent scratches. As I see it, a patch of some sort is preferable on hard rubber and practically required on crystal (especially if you wear glasses! Glasses-wearers will probably know what I mean . . .).
P.S. Sorry, but I don't know what brand the patches are.
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Author: allencole
Date: 2003-06-03 06:20
The best patches that I've tried are the clear Runyons. These are also sold as Selmer patches now. I've also tried the Yamaha silicon patches, but found them to springy and not tough tough enough.
I haven't seen the Vandoren patch, but would be interested in seeing what it's like.
My college clarinet instructor had us use a piece of heavy rubber glove and two-sided tape.
Allen Cole
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Author: bob49t
Date: 2003-06-03 06:33
Clear vandoren patches can be stacked to thickness required, but I've found that with some thick black ones they "squeak" on the incisal edges of your teeth, producing the same spine chilling effect as finger nails running up a blackboard (don't know the modern equivalent of this).
Bob T
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Author: David
Date: 2003-06-04 17:15
(finger nails running up a blackboard (don't know the modern equivalent of this).
Squealing disc brakes, or those computer glitches that happen whenever you try and install, well, any program really...
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Author: funkymunky
Date: 2003-06-04 21:40
I always use pads. Affects your sound slightly. I like the slightly darker tone anyway. Keeps mouthpieces from scratching or teethmarks. Keeps your teeth feeling good too.
I cut my patches in half to make them twice as useful. Use the better half on the better mouthpieces. I cant even tell the difference between a half a pad and a full one. Unless the whole mouthpiece is in my mouth. And hopefully no one plays with the whole mouthpiece in thier mouth.
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Author: Benni
Date: 2003-06-04 22:01
I also use only half the pad . . . What do you mean by "the better half," though?
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Author: funkymunky
Date: 2003-06-05 00:37
You know when ever you cut something in half there is always a better side.
one side might be a little longer, and on most pads the shape at boths ends is slightly different. One side is rounder and the other side a little square shaped. As some MPs are a bit rounded and some are squarelike at the tip.
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Author: abrogard
Date: 2003-06-05 00:49
I've never heard of this. You people are talking about pads you put on the mouthpiece? You bite on the mouthpiece? On a pad?
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Author: Benni
Date: 2003-06-05 02:26
funkymunky - Ah, OKeh. Whatever pads I use, they're the same on both sides, I believe, so both halves come out pretty much the same, but yes, I have seen the tapered variety you speak of.
abrogard - Some people call them bite pads, others call them mouthpiece patches . . . I prefer the latter because it doesn't encourage biting! Anyway, it basically protects the mpc from your two front teeth and vice versa.
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Author: leonardA
Date: 2003-06-05 04:35
I have tried both the black rubber and the clear plastic ( don't remember which brand). I like the clear plastic better. I felt that the rubber one dampened my sound.
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2003-06-05 12:07
I feel that the black rubber opens up my sound, whereas the clear patches require me to bite harder in order to keep the mouthpiece steady. With the black rubber ones, you can make an indent and your teeth sit in the same position every time.
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