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Author: Amington
Date: 2004-06-06 22:56
My new tenor sax's pads are sticky. they dont have any sticky substance on them like sugar or anything, the pad themselves are sticky and i need to know how to fix that. The keys arent stuck to the instrument it just delyas the note for a second. help...
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Author: Alistair
Date: 2004-06-07 08:11
Insert paper between the pad and tone hole then gently pull out. Repeat as necessary.
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Author: JfW
Date: 2004-06-07 14:10
You could try Isopropyl alchohol, and it that doesn't work you'll likely have to replace the pads in question.
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Author: Jon
Date: 2004-06-07 18:45
hay its me and heres how i do it. i usually take a dollar bill and its about the p[erfect size to fit in and i stick it in between the key and the instrument press down firmly a clead dollar bill that is easily bent soakes up more than a piece of paper then pull out the bill slowly if that doesnt work use a neck swab and used the rough end and swab the pads until grime goes away. then use the dollar biull again. hope this helps
musically yours,
Jon
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Author: Amanda
Date: 2004-06-08 00:27
Don't use water, alcohol or any other liquid anywhere NEAR your pads, or you could wreck them. Also don't hold keys closed while pulling a dollar bill or paper or anything out, or you run the risk of tearing the thin paper covering on the pads (trust me, I've done it myself.) Insert the paper in between the key and the body, then press down firmly on the key a few times while the paper blots up moisture.
Cigarette paper works the best, because it is the thinnest and most absorbant, but dollar bills do also work, and I've heard of people even using perm papers. Use whatever works best for you. I prefer rolling paper myself.
If this doesn't help, you may need your pads replaced. Ask your teacher or director for his or her opinion also.
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Author: JfW
Date: 2004-06-08 15:17
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Don't use water, alcohol or any other liquid anywhere NEAR your pads, or you could wreck them.
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Given that the dollar bill trick won't likely work (and can make it worse), Alchohol is indeed a good idea
Given that the pads are possibly allready ruined by poor waterproofing material (which by my guess is what's making them sticky), what possible harm could be done by using alchohol to try to remove the offending substance? I didn't say douse the pad with alchohol, merely using a wet rag will suffice. This will not harm the leather (anymore than the waterproofing gunk anyways). Keep in mind, the biggest threat to a pad from moisture isn't on the leather itself, but in the felt of the pad. Pads wear out more often from degeneration of the felt underneath than from the leather tearing or splitting (though people continue to use pads long after the felt has been compromised reasoning that the leather is still good). Excessive moisture is the fastest way to destroy felt.
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Author: JfW
Date: 2004-06-08 15:22
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Excessive moisture is the fastest way to destroy felt.
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and I meant to follow that up by saying, "Bad waterproofing is an even faster way to make the pad useless". The dollar bill trick at best can only temporarily alleviate stickiness problems. And, it can cause leaks by introducing foriegn material into the stickyness of the pad. If waterproofing is what's causing the pad to become sticky, the only way to stop it is to:
1) Remove the material with a solution that will disolve it.
2) Replace the pad
more often that not, #2 is necessary.
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Author: Piet
Date: 2004-06-09 11:45
I use cigarette paper where I put some white chalk (the one they use in schools to write on a blackboard) on, put in in between the horn and the pad, close the pad and then pull out the paper. This works fine!
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Author: felicia
Date: 2004-07-26 01:31
cleaning paper, and powder paper should help unstick ur pads.
~fellow Sax Player~
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Author: felicia
Date: 2004-07-26 01:33
DONT USE DOLLAR BILLS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WILL MESS UP UR PADS EVEN MORE THAN THEY ARE NOW!
FELICIA
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