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Re: Cork vs. Bladder pads

Author: Vytas
Date: 2006-08-25 15:56

LarryBocaner wrote:
*** > To my friend Dave Spiegelthal: I don't care for the "mushy" feel of most leather pads -- also don't think they seal as well as cork or bladder. *** <

As far as I'm concern leather pads are the best pads. Leather pads are most quiet which is ideal in the studio recording situation or chamber music. They seal exceptionally well and with a little care (moisturizer) will outlast any pad on the market. These pads do require careful seating almost without any pressure applied during the installation process otherwise the false seat achieved by pressure will make this pad unreliable.

After reading some reports that leather are porous and tend to leak air I did a lot of testing and found all these claims to be just a theory/myth. Maybe in saxophone world is different but these claims are untrue for soprano clarinets. A clarinet repadded in leather hold vacuum very well, better than with bladder pads. If there was any leakage through leather this would be impossible.

Vytas Krass
Professional clarinet technician
Custom clarinet mouthpiece maker
Former professional clarinet player

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