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Silent Pad (black pad)?

Author: Clarinet Thailand
Date: 2013-02-13 15:14

Who use silent pad? I have ploblem with it, water in uper joint , not in tune it so sharp. Or beter to change to original pad. Thanks so much.

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Re: Silent Pad (black pad)?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-02-13 15:33

Pads of any kind don't create water problems nor do they affect the tuning.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Silent Pad (black pad)?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2013-02-13 18:35

Is this what you are talking about??

http://www.theclarinet.co.uk/pads.html

Because they are a synthetic material, they would NOT absorb any moisture at all. Also, if the surface of the pad that meets the tone hole is particularly smooth, there may be a greater tendency for water adheasion. So yes, pads can cause more problems with the naturally occuring condensation.

As for tuning, if these pads are particularly thin (as shown in the link above) without adjusting the key heights, the added openness might cause the intonation to be higher (or at least different).

I would say you just need a better repairman to check the work.

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

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