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Re: sticky pad

Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-09-02 21:48

I have one pad on my clarinet that occasionally gets sticky. And that causes the response to my release of LH thumb/index finger to be sluggish. (You techs will immediately know which pad I mean.) For a while I thought it was sluggish key action, and I suffered through experiments with key oils and such. Then I figured it out.

Perhaps my pad needs to be replaced. Whenever I have my horn in for service, eventually, I will have it checked. In the meantime, I have been successful at un-stickying the pad with a small scrap of paper towel moistened with rubbing alcohol, that I gently close the pad on and pull out. Better to do this lightly several times than too hard. Only do it if you are prepared to deal with the pad becoming immediately unplayable- I always consider a bad outcome as a possibility with such a service hack.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

Post Edited (2015-09-02 21:55)

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