Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-08-19 14:29
What make of bass clarinet have you got?
Most bass clarinets will do fine using white leather bassoon or contrabassoon pads (I recommend Glotin pads), but some basses need thicker pads - and sax pads with rivets (but no resonators) will work on these. If your bass has skin pads, chances are white leather will work best - don't use skin pads as they don't last long.
MusicMedic sell sax pads with all sorts of resonators, and with plain rivets if you need thicker pads. If your bass already has brown leather sax pads, then replace them with sax pads - using thinner pads will only cause grief when you try to seat them - they won't close at the back, and you'll need tons of shellac (or whatever glue you like to use) behind them to get them to seat, otherwise the backs of the pads will have to stick out of the pad cups while the front of the pads are almost inside.
If you replace thin pads with sax pads thet won't close at the front, and all your pads will have to be set at an angle with the front of the pad hanging out of the pad cup, and you won't get good venting.
But accurately measure the INSIDE diameter of the pad cups if you're using leather pads.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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