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 Re: Getting cork pads to seat and seal better?
Author: jdbassplayer 
Date:   2017-10-01 22:12

A few of the pads are most likely not as level as they need to be. You need to make a feeler gauge. I like to use Mylar but you can also use plastic grocery bags. Make a thin strip roughly 3mm in width. What you want to do is put the strip between the pad and the tonehole and allow the key to close. You then pull the feeler gauge and feel for resistance. If there is no resistance it means the pad is not seated correctly and you need to re-level it. Once you check one spot on a pad you should move around the rest of the pad to make sure there is an even seat all around. Do this for every pad.

-Jdbassplayer
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