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Re: Leather Pads and Silicone

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2007-05-15 17:40

Howdy General Alexi!

I don't put any chemicals or coatings on new leather pads. Sometimes if I'm given a sax or clarinet with used leather pads that are still in decent condition, I'll brush on a bit of Ferree Tools' pad preserving liquid (I forget the exact name of the product) -- which appears to be a silicone in a light amber-colored solvent base. I'm not sure if it does a whole lot of good, but it does seem to have some value in cleaning an older pad and restoring a bit of pliability to the leather. I can also get an idea of the age and condition of used pads by noting how quickly the Ferree's liquid is absorbed (or not) into them.

Years ago I bought an alto sax than had been overhauled by Emilio Lyons of Rayburn Music in Boston, and it did indeed have some sort of glossy coating on the leather pads. They worked well, and I noticed he also used (in a number of places) strips of leather as key bumpers/shims rather than cork -- a nice touch.

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