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Re: Clarinet kangaroo pads

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-03-22 01:57

I actually disagree with the assessment of leather pads as porous in a way the can affect the seal of a horn. I have had (and tried) plenty of leather padded horns that sealed as well as those with cork. Leather pads are also all you'll find throughout Germanic countries as well.

That said, I think I'd avoid the pure synthetics. I have gone down the road on that with my personal horn and find that due to "water adhesion." Water sticks to smooth surfaces MORE, so when the bead of condensation is at the tone hole AND the pad is a smooth piece of plastic, the water adheres MORE causing no sound or a really pronounced gurgle. Absorbent pads diffuse this effect more.

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

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