Author: Ursa
Date: 2012-12-16 17:32
@Chris...thanks for your insights. I would've never thought of using Ultrasuede as a silencing material, but doing so seems perfectly logical.
@Pastor Rob...the clarinet to be rebuilt is a 1950's-vintage Bundy 1400 in particularly fine condition but nonetheless in need of overhaul. I have fine hard rubber clarinets on hand--a Pruefer Festival Unibody and a Lyrique 576BC--and I worry about them discolouring and/or losing dimensional integrity when played outside on hot sunny days. One of my former instruments, a hard rubber Pan American 58N, heated up so much in the sunshine it began to give off a nasty tire odour, and I haven't played a hard rubber horn out in the sun ever since. Even without the concerns about sunlight exposure, there's plenty of airborne dust, pollen, and sand floating about around here. You wouldn't want to expose any pro clarinet to the environs I perform in, be it wood, hard rubber, Greenline, or otherwise.
@Alexi...I'm not having any major pad issues--I recently liberated this instrument from a pawn shop and, while playable, it needs pads. I'm looking for a durable setup that feels great under the fingers. The Valentino Greenbacks on my Pruefer just don't respond the way I like. I'm going to be playing this Bundy a lot, and it has to feel right as rain.
Thanks, everyone, for chiming in...
Greg
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