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Author: stebinus
Date: 2008-09-22 07:10
Could someone who uses these for pads indicate how many in the cup for each of the following pad sizes?
8mm
10
12
15
17
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2008-09-22 09:49
That depends on the size of the pellets, the thickness of the pad back (if it is a pad with shoulders) compared with the key cup thickness, and whether you just glue the pad or you want to make it float over a layer of glue. Considering all those things, and also the pellets and pads and the instrument I'm working on at a certain moment, it's usually anywhere from about half a pellet to about two and a half pellets, more or less, on average. The real answer is, enough to make the pad secure, but not too much to make a mess.
Post Edited (2008-09-22 12:04)
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2008-09-22 11:39
It also depends a lot on whether the top of the pad cup is domed (inside) or flat, and how much it is domed.
Fromk 1/2 to say 8.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2008-09-22 12:14
Gordon is probably right, I simply don't remember the last time (or any time before that) I used more than three pellets for a low key on a clarinet.
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