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Re: Sax Swab

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2008-08-14 15:34

I wrote,
>I never leave the pad-wrecker in any sax>

Chris P wrote,
>>Have you had any of your saxes 'wrecked' by them?>>

No, because I never leave the pad-wrecker in there. However, I've bought saxes and clarinets with pads wrecked from moisture trapped in the case. One of the worst I ever saw was a flea market alto sax with a pad-saver inside that had rotted down to moldy black shreds. This was one of the earlier generation of pad-savers made of white cotton (construction similar to a dust mop). I imagine the modern, synthetic fluff pad savers fare better, but even so, in humid Virginia, leaving anything wet in the case is asking for trouble. I've mentioned here before that I once scooped a fist-sized rubbery fungus out of the inside curve in the bell of an excellent tenor sax. Yuck.

Lelia
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