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Re: Needing thin pads

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2021-02-27 20:49

Do you know how thin they have to be? It's rare to need thinner than 2.5mm.

Consider whether the pads are stepped or not. For non-stepped pads, the thickness is the thickness and 2.5mm is 0.5mm thinner than 3.0mm.

It's different with stepped pads. The thickness of the back only makes a difference if it is so thick that the shoulder doesn't touch the key cup rim. This is usually for thin key cups which would need a thin back. Otherwise, and this is the case most of the time, it is the "front" (or "face", not sure how to call this part) thickness that is important. Most thin stepped pads have a thinner back, but the same thickness face, or an almost insignificantly thinner face. It would be best if both thicknesses were in the specs, but I don't know of any pad maker that lists this (I asked a couple of makers before ordering).

Keep this in mind if you get thin stepped pads.

Music Center has 2.5mm thick pads, both bladder (stepped) and leather (non-stepped).

Music Medic has 2.5mm thick stepped bladder pads.

J.L. Smith has 2.8mm thick Valentino pads.

If 3.0mm stepped pads are too thick, and that is because of the face thickness, then it's possible that the same thickness non-stepped pads would be "thinner" for the same key.

Post Edited (2021-03-01 09:28)

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