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Re: Who makes the best quality Pad?

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-11-08 04:58

There is a difference between a pad maker and a pad supplier.

Many of the pads from J.L. Smith are not made by them. They are a supplier of pads. Maybe the Valentino pads are made by them if they now own Valentino but I'm not sure if they do. Their pads such as Lucien Deluxe are made by Music Center in Italy, which makes a lot of the pads sold by suppliers in USA, Europe, etc. (e.g. most of the pads from Ferree's, Allied, Windcraft, etc.)

Most (maybe all?) the pads from Music Medic are made by Precision pads. At least I think that is the name of the maker. I can't find any websites directly about this factory, and almost no one other than Music Medic sells these. Though I have Precision pads from one other source too.

There are other makers too like Prestini, Chanu and at least several others.

Most makers also have several or even many different models. Some suppliers ask for diffrerent specs. I've tried many types and models and personally prefer pads by made by Music Center.

What I found with some Chinese bladder pads is that they seem ok at first sight but the single layer of skin is really thin and weak and it tears very fast.

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