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Re: Pros and Cons of Using Hot Glue to Repad a Clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-08-18 13:09

I use the same large bunsen burner flame for everything from installing pads (all sizes) to silver soldering keys and for hardening and tempering steel. I use Calor gas and this doesn't make silver plate go funny - spirit burners seem to make silver go all funny and need polishing afterwards.

But I do mainly use shellac on all pads, clear for cork and brown leather pads and white shellac for white leather and skin pads. I only use hot glue for synthetic pads.

And black shellac for installing oboe octave wells, the tops are sealed with beeswax.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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