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Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2018-11-24 23:32
Looks like a few are already torn and need replacement, especially the top pad in picture 2. I would take it to get pads replaced right away. Even if you think it plays okay now I guarantee it will play better after those torn pads are replaced. If you do nothing and don't get it fixed now you're only making it harder for yourself and slowing down your progression.
-Jdbassplayer
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Author: kevin235
Date: 2018-11-25 00:09
Thank you for the reply, but the top pad you mentioned is not used at all on the clarinet except in very rare cases. Besides that, do you think the other pads especially the one in the single picture will last a few years? Thank you and this isn't my clarinet, I'm looking to buy this and I don't want to repair it.
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2018-11-25 00:13
Pads are not all the same quality. Which tone hole they cover and how the instrument is maintained make a difference. The top two pads after the register pad often get destroyed during assembly and disassembly if they are held along with the clarinet body. I replace them with a synthetic pad which lasts longer
Steve Ocone
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Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2018-11-25 00:38
"Thank you for the reply, but the top pad you mentioned is not used at all on the clarinet except in very rare cases. Besides that, do you think the other pads especially the one in the single picture will last a few years? Thank you and this isn't my clarinet, I'm looking to buy this and I don't want to repair it."
That's not how it works. In order for a clarinet to play properly every pad must seal when the key is closed, even the pads on the keys that are not used often. Otherwise it will leak and cause problems. If you don't believe me try opening that key slightly to create a "leak" and try playing the lower register. It will be difficult to impossible.
-Jdbassplayer
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-11-25 01:32
Notice in the first image you cannot make out a crease in the pad like you can on the far right pad of image two? That pad is swollen and the bladder covering the felt looks brittle and probably won't last but a few months tops.
That said the far right pad I referenced doesn't seem to even have bladder covering the felt, it probably leaks like a sieve.
The rod of the register key is backing out so it looks like no one oiled the keys in a long time. At best you need about $300 worth of overhaul on this horn. You may find an old plastic Vito that has been fully restored between $300 and $400 that may be a better investment. But the horn you are showing needs work now.
.................Paul Aviles
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2018-11-25 03:11
No question about it, that instrument needs work. That's about the condition that some of the instruments I work on are in when they are brought in for repair. It may not need a full repad yet, but certainly it needs a few pads done. You need to factor in the cost of maintaining your instrument as part of the business of playing it. If cost is an issue here then I'd skip this one and look elsewhere.
Tony F.
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