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Author: Ken Rasmussen
Date: 2000-11-29 02:41
It was recommended to me, when I raised the subject in an earlier posting, that the white pads were to be preferred. Accordingly, I requested a set of white Selmer style pads (to be used on my Series 9 bass) from my repair tech. He tried to order from Ferree's, and they are out. I asked him to find out how long they expect to be out of stock, and he's going to find that out for me. Why are the white thought to be preferrable to the tan pads? Perhaps we should try to order from Prestini. It seems to me that I remember reading something in one of these threads about Prestini pads being not quite as durable. Is that something I need to be concerned about? Should I just sit tight for however long it takes until I can get white pads from Ferree's, or should I get a substitute? (The horn plays, but it will play better after an overhaul.)
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Author: J. Butler
Date: 2000-11-29 03:14
There is NO difference between white and tan leather pads.....only the color. Some people prefer the white color since they are look more like the traditional pads. Bassoon pads have always traditionally been white, but a lot of shops do not want to stock both colors keep one or the other on hand. Yes, Ferree's has been back ordering Selmer bass clarinet pad sets lately. I ordered two sets and received Bundy soprano clarinet sets instead!
John
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2000-11-29 08:34
The white pads will look far worse as they get grubby and possibly mouldy, and absorb dye from the timber. My stock of white pads for bassoons tends to show spots of discolouration, presumably from a mould, but I never have this problem with stocks of tan clarinet pads from the same source. This could be something to do with the bleaching process required to achieve a nice white, or it could be that a mould likes living on a whitening pigment used, or mould doesn't like living on the tan pigment, or perhaps the spots just aren't visible on a tan background, or even just that the tan absorbs more UV light which kills mould. So I DON'T think they are identical, simply because of the materials used for the finished colour. Is that a good enough case for going tan?
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Author: mw
Date: 2000-11-29 17:31
OK, so who is the best source for the tan pads? Ferree's, Prestini, Kraus ???
Thanks.mw
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2000-11-30 12:20
I've had no objections to the Ferree's ones in the past. I've seen plenty Prestini pads I thought were rubbish. Kraus seems to have high standards (and prices?) in all their stock. Now I import all mine from the world's biggest pad maker, Music Centre (previously Pisoni) in Italy. Their products include the Mypads range, and probably many of the pads sold in USA are sourced here anyway.
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