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Re: Greenback Valentinos

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-06-29 19:23

I mean real cork pads that you can work with, sand, that made a dent on pads from the tone holes. They seal so well.

I'm not talking about something like some of the wine bottles that use fake cork to bottle their wine, such as those $2 bottle of wines!

At one point I would use real cork from wine bottles to make pads. I made a punch and everything. But the natural cork from Smith is pretty darn good. I still have to use a sharp razor to cut/trim the cork to fit the key holes correctly. Also nail files come in handy.

The problem with cork from wine bottles is it varies in hardness, so you can sometimes hear the cork pads hitting the key holes and it gets worse as the cork ages. So the key was finding soft wine cork.

Right now the cork from J L Smith is really great. It's nice and soft. But it does take a lot of time to seal. Once you get a nice seal your horn can hold a seal for a minute or longer. Basically the horn doesn't leak and won't leak for many years. It's such a joy to play on horns that don't leak. As already noted, every Buffet leaks badly, so it's hard to tell when you have a good horn. Yamaha horns seal pretty darn well.

It's amazing and a treat to play on sealed horns and it's why I still like cork pads! No stuffy notes, free blowing horns, easy to play, no squeaks.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

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