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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-07-10 11:08
White leather pads by either Chedeville-Lelandais, Glotin or Chanu would be my first choice.
Also consider MusicMedic white kangaroo leather pads.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-07-10 21:46
The top joint on your clarinet is as high spec as you'd expect on a full Oehler system, but the lower joint is very basic German system - no high E correcting device (ring for RH1 with small vent pad soldered to it which is closed by the Ab/Eb key, no Oehler-Mechanik with fingerplate (Griffplatte) for RH2, no LH Bb/F key, no forked Bb/F vent or low E/F correction key (not always fitted).
I personally wouldn't replace the pads with ones like them, but would replace them with much better quality white leather or white RooPads as the kind of leather pads German clarinets are usually furnished with are both soft and porous, so there's no harm in using modern pads which will make it more responsive than a leaky instrument even though all pads may be seating perfectly. But if you want it as authentic to the point of leaking, then you can use white bassoon pads that are 3mm thick and made from leather that hasn't been coated with a thin plastic waterproof/airtight surface layer.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2015-07-11 01:28)
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Author: MichaelW
Date: 2015-07-10 23:19
A "Molle" in Northern Germany was a flat, hand carved wooden trough (in standard German:"Mulde"). The one I found in an old house was about 40 x 15 ", once used for collecting and stirring blood of slauhtered pigs. So a "Mollenhauer" was a (specialized?) wood carver. (In Berlin a "Molle" is a glass of beer!).
Conrad Mollenhauer in Fulda is still existent: http://www.mollenhauer.com/ As far as I can see they didn't build clarinets after WW II. Today they are specialized on recorders. For clarinets Gustav Mollenhauer and sons in Kassel (before 1936: "Cassel") are better known. Their older Oehler or German system instruments still have an excellent reputation.
On my old German or Oehler instruments I found the typical white leather coated (it isn't bladder!) pads throughout and replace them with the same sort. I suppose the difference between the two pads you show here is accidental: the right one seems rather worn.
Post Edited (2015-07-10 23:22)
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Author: MichaelW
Date: 2015-07-11 00:32
As you know the serial number of this instrument I would suggest you ask C. Mollenhauer directly:
info@mollenhauer.com
Judging from their homepage they are interested in their firm and family history (they even have an own museum)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-07-11 00:36
Bassoon pads are sometimes stitched in the centre to prevent the leather from sagging into the toneholes over time which will compromise venting, so you could put a stitch of white synthetic thread (as it won't rot) and seal it with a small drop of molten paraffin wax to make it airtight and that will emulate what's already there.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: MichaelW
Date: 2015-07-11 01:14
Attachment: Klappen.jpg (66k)
After a second look I would like to add: The upper joint is indeed, as mentioned above, "high spec" in so far as it has the high B/C# trill ("Duodezimverbindung") and a second (left) F- key.But this is not specific for the Oehler type. Better "German" models show these features, too.
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