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Re: The AWESOME Omni Pad !!!

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2010-06-05 17:54

Maybe I wasn't clear or you misread my post. I never said anything about the material of the pads and any effect this has (or doesn't have) on tone or how the clarinet plays. I said the LOOK of the pad surface doesn't suggest anything.

Re the "crispness of note to note" dampened by Valentino pads, as I said this is a usual effect from the pads not sealing imediately and only eventually (but they do eventually seal completely), which is more common for Valentino pads than several other types of pads. I'm not saying the material doesn't cause this, but this is the most likely reason for this to happen. For some reason many people like to consider the material instead of far more likely technical reasons.

Re the other types of pads you mentioned and their effects, I've compared many clarinets of the same model with bladder and goretex pads. My conclusion was no conclusion. That is, there was no clear difference as a result of the pads (i.e. the clarinets varies similarly regardless of the pads).

If you consider affects from the firmness of the Omni pads then as I said they have several models with different firmness.

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