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 Re: Cork vs. Bladder pads
Author: Vytas 
Date:   2006-08-25 17:10

Paul,

Leather pads actually hold better seal than cork. To compete with leather the tone holes for cork should be perfect. BTW ANY pad on the market is good enough for soprano clarinet and seals well if installed correct. The rest is up to you what kind of pad you prefer.

You CAN successfully repad entire clarinet with cork but you might run in to some problems if too much finger pressure is used to compress the pads on the 'open' keys when playing. I wouldn't use any other adhesive than shellac for the four large pads at the bottom of the horn or you might run into 'support of the pad in the cup' reliability problems.

The weakest link with cork on the top and bladder on the bottom is bladder pads. Bladder pads do not last as long as cork. More and more professionals in the US turn to cork on the top (leather on open keys) and leather on the bottom combination. This is an excellent choice if you don't mind the noise from the cork.

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