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Author: musica
Date: 2008-08-29 11:56
Any quick fixes for the pad swelling during a performance after the side G#/A
pad collects water and swells? It seems okay this morning.... Does the pad usually reset itself or does it need to be adjusted? Thanks. Would cork be a better
alternative for those two pads, G#/A ?
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Author: RAB
Date: 2008-08-29 12:37
I think that a cork pad would work better, there would not be a swelling problem and it would last longer. If you do replace it with a cork pad I suggest that you replace both the A and th A/G# pad so they both have the same feel.
A quick fix MIGHT be to prick the side of the pad with a needle just in case the pad is swelling and not having a small hole to vent the inside pressure. If you do this just put a VERY SMALL hole in the side of the pad
RAB
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Author: pewd
Date: 2008-08-29 13:10
if it is swelling when you play, there is a crack in the membrane allowing water to enter.
since you have to replace the pads anyway to fix this, use cork, as several mentioned above.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: BobD
Date: 2008-08-29 14:15
What a great team effort....problem solved....cork it is.
Bob Draznik
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-08-29 17:47
Make sure whoever is fitting cork pads also checks the condition of the tonehole bedplaces and sorts them out if there are any imperfections in them. There's no point in seating cork pads on imperfect bedplaces as they will leak.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2008-08-30 13:42
"Does the pad usually reset itself"
No.
The side of a membrane pad is punctured during installation, to let air out when the hot glue heats the pad, to stop the membrane stretching or bursting.
Membrane pads do not need to be split to absorb moisture. In certain conditions they can do it through that puncture. And it is not uncommon for a membrane to look intact, but be porous.
Note that cork pads are not always perfect either.
I have seen them perished (sort of powdery/brittle).
I have seen them split.
I have seen them swell up from moisture (like you can sometimes see on the end of a wine cork)
How do you get so much moisture on THESE pads, on the upper side of the instrument? Do you tip the clarinet over when you put it on your lap?
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Author: musica
Date: 2008-08-30 19:47
Turns out the pad did collect moisture which I can deal with.... but the rod was
hanging up somehow and not allowing the pad to seat..... all better now after
a trip to the repair shop.
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