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RE: Leather Pads or Fishskin?

Author: Fred
Date: 2002-02-23 23:00

I wish someone truly knowledgable would hurry up and answer this. There are, of course, some obvious differences. The leather pad is just that, and they tend to last a long time. A couple of years ago I would have said that you would rarely see them on any clarinet except perhaps a metal clarinet. Then Dave S. started doing his overhauls with them and lo and behold . . . I just saw a Peter Eaton clarinet advertised with all leather pads. It was on ebay, so I can't be positive it was original.

Some would say that leather pads dampen the sound too much for serious playing. Some say they are too porous. I dunno . . . never had them on my horn.

Fishskin (is it REALLY fishskin?) are usually a double (sometimes single) layer of skin covering a felt pad. They don't have to turn fuzzy on the sides to fail . . . just a loose area on the pad is enough to set up a buzz that will drive you nuts (which is just a short trip for many of us.)

I'm tempted to try leather pads . . . boy am I tempted. I HATE pads that fail at inconvenient times. (When is it EVER convenient?)

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