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Author: Adrienne
Date: 2001-08-02 14:33
I recently purchased an Olds Ambassador wooden clarinet with leather pads. Does anyone know if these pads need special care to keep them functional?
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Author: Dave Spiegelthal
Date: 2001-08-02 16:32
No special care needed for leather pads --- just git that 'ol clarinet clean and dry after every use, same as you would with any other type of pad.
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Author: Wes
Date: 2001-08-03 02:33
Hi!
Leather pads as used in saxophones have tiny open pores in them. One can blow air through them. This is a tiny system of leaks and, on saxophones, the instrument plays better if these holes are plugged with a wax treatment as Fox does on their bassoons. The double skin pads usually used on clarinets don't seem to have these tiny holes in them. For my needs, I would not put saxophone type pads on a clarinet.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-08-03 03:19
Wes,
Selmer Signatures are coming from the factory now with leather pads installed from "stem" to "stern". I've also used leather pads in clarinets with success. Yes, I've always "waxed" in bassoon pads, but have never used any kind of "pad juice" on sax or clarinet pads. I don't think the "air leaks" through the pores of the leather clarinet and sax pad to be that significant. Some of the pro players here in Houston are getting their clarinets padded with cork on the upper joint, plus the B and Bb in the lower joint and having leather pads installed in the lower four. We are talking about some symphony and ballet players now, not just the weekend "warrior". I've also heard the the new Valentino "Greenback" pad is making some headway. It is a different type of pad than the original red Valentino. Last week while at a convention Francois Kloc gave me some to try. I haven't used them yet, but I'll give them and try and see how they go. He thinks that they work very well.
John
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