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Re: do it yourself repad questions

Author: stevensfo
Date: 2009-12-04 18:33

--- "for you repair techs out there - what is the "more" to replacing a pad?

what does one need to know in order to do it right?" --

Nothing to do with repair techs. If you play an instrument, you should know how to look after it.

There are skilled people who will determine the pad height, spring strength, repair broken tenons, replace pads with their own special cork pads etc.

But straight forward pad replacement should be something that every clarinetist can do. Many, many years ago people used to melt shellac in the pads. Their doctors probably used leeches to ease blood pressure. These days we use stuff like Micro Pad cement that you squeeze from a tube. Basically a low-temp melting point glue.

It's great fun and you learn so much in the process. We don't all live in big cities with woodwind experts close by.

Steve

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