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Re: Padding Woes

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-07-15 17:37

A few common possibilities:

1) With the two main joints assembled, the bridge key is maladjusted, causing one of the two affected pads (upper or lower joint) to be slightly open.

2) You've tightened the throat A setscrew just a bit too far in and it's cracking open the throat G# pad.

3) You have a leak in a pad in a spot where your view is blocked by another key, so you can't see the leak with your light.

Have a helper hold down each pad cup on the instrument in turn, while you do the suction test. Eventually you should find the culprit.

I'd be very surprised if the problem was caused by porosity or poor quality of the pads themselves.

Post Edited (2010-07-15 18:26)

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