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Re: key pads

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-06-29 23:20

I'll answer in a different way.

I prefer to be more practical (and cheap) in my old age, so if a clarinet is sealing ok the way it is (that is, if you can do a leak test by stopping one end of a joint with one palm, seal the hole/keys with the other and suck out the air with the result of the suction holding for a while - ideally ending with "POP" when your release) LEAVE it until you NEED to replace pads.

When you get to this step (needing pads) the question is, do you want the long lasting HIGH sealing benefits of cork, or do you require a softer pad that is less noisy (any number of bladder, leather or synthetic).

I have prefered cork over the years but have just recently been introduced to synthetic pad called the Omni Pad which is a more advanced version of the Valentino. These hold much promise but I won't recommend unreservedly until I've had them on a personal horn for some time. And I won't have need for that until my current pads start to give out.

................Paul Aviles

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