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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2013-01-24 22:22
The leather experience I had would indicate you'd be served well by doing some light monthly maintenance to keep them from drying out and cracking. Definitely more popular in Germany than here.
I am particularly fond of the Kraus Omni pads and had a horn completely outfitted with them. Since they are made of several discrete layers of foam (unlike the unibody style of the basic Valentinos) they are firmer and play much more like cork. Cork does last a long time but I've seen synthetic look and play like brand new after ten years of hard service. So if the lasting ability (read cost effectiveness) is an important factor I'd lean in the Omni direction.
If you are not a seriously adept repair person I'd seek out one to do the job since installing cork, leather and Omni pads requires more skill than just tossing them in.
......................Paul Aviles
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Clarineteer |
2013-01-29 23:14 |
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2013-01-31 08:48 |
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