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Author: Sue G
Date: 2005-01-01 18:29
Happy New Year to you all !
I've noticed on t'internet that you can get a "de moisturiser" roll by Rosetti which soaks up any moisture from the pads and is designed to be left inside the clarinet whilst in it's case ...............
Do any of you have any thoughts about the usefulness or otherwise of such a piece of equipment ?
It claims to save pads - is this likely ???
Do any of you use them perchance ????
Thanks
Sue
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-01-01 18:50
These look very much like the old LaVoz Pad Savers®
Pad Savers® (pad destroyers??) are the equivalent of keeping a wet rag in the bore of your instrument.
Kept in the bore for extended periods inhibits air circulation, which can cause moldy pads, rusted springs and a most unpleasant aroma in your case.
I seriously doubt that enough of the fibers reach the tone holes and would have any effect on wicking away moisture from the tone holes or pads. The pads and tone holes would dry faster by air circulation, without the obstruction caused by keeping the Pad Saver® in the bore
Over time the lint from the pad saver sheds into the bore and tone holes.
Also, be aware that the ends of these swabs are sharp twisted metal wire, and if the little vinyl endcaps fall off the ends of the wire (as they inevitably will) the bore of the instrument can be scratched.
Whenever a new student shows up for a lesson with a Pad Saver® that mom bought, I immediately suggest that it be returned for either a quality swab (silk is preferred) or a box of reeds.
A better use for them is to put it by a drafty door or window to stop the air from coming in the room.
Don't waste your money with gimmicks - buy a silk swab...GBK
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Author: john gibson
Date: 2005-01-01 20:01
NO.....NO.....NO....as GBK says......they are marketed well.....but.....are not good for your clarinet.....
JG
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Author: Sue G
Date: 2005-01-03 12:06
Thanks for your advice - I'll leave well alone.
Sue
:)
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Author: massa
Date: 2005-01-03 16:19
They are very handy for brass instruments though.
I like my "brass-saver" for trumpet.
For my clarinet, Doc's Black Legend has no competition!!
Although, time to time, I think those Pad-Savers seem
very convenient for removing the excessive moisture
during the performance. No disassembling the instrument:
quick stab from the bell... If there were "Lint-free Pad Savers"
I would buy them for that use. No, no, no, I will NOT store
them in the bore.
- m
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Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2005-01-03 17:01
I believe they should't be left in the bore or be seen as a substitute for a swab. They are very handy for soaking up upper-joint moisture that a swab may miss when there is no time for air drying, i.e, between numbers or at intermission when you are starting to (or trying to prevent) gurgle.
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Author: CPW
Date: 2005-01-03 17:47
We swab the bore
for moisture we abhor
Then place humistats...
for we do hate cracks even more
Seems contradictory
these things that we do
never could fathom it all
.....can you?
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