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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2013-01-27 21:23
The tech who installed my leather pads in Boston recommended the use of "Old English" furniture polish. You just get a bit on a strip of paper so that the paper is slightly damp. Then run the damp paper strip quickly under the pad. That's it. It should only take five minutes to do the whole horn. It's just a matter of remembering, because you don't want the pads to become dry and brittle....... and then crack and not seal.
For easy, inexpensive repadding if you want to do this yourself, I do like the hot glue idea. In addition, you should be able to get a full set of Valentino "greenback" pads (do NOT just stick them in using the self adhesive !!!!) that will have a two-fold advantage. Firstly they are pretty forgiving being foam, so perfect alignment with the tone hole and a perfect surface are not required. Also, they seal fantastically and last a really long time.
I only recommend this for those looking for a decent way to do-it-yourself and save money while getting pretty good results.
................Paul Aviles
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