Author: KSCop
Date: 2017-01-26 08:21
I've been tearing down several clarinets tonight in preparation for overhauls. The pads were all in such bad shape I couldn't get measurements, so I went to measure the cups instead.
I recall learning at some point that a good way to calculate the pad size, at least for stepped felt pads, was to take the outside cup measurement, subtract .3mm, and then round the result down to the nearest .5mm.
I usually have a stock of most sizes and could use those to verify, but I'm running a bit low at the moment.
So, that all said, I created a quick and dirty spreadsheet that will calculate the pad size based on the actual pad cup measurement. No more math for me!
The formula seems to make sense on the few I've been able to test.
Am I on track or is my formula off?
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