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Re: Noisy pad

Author: Matt74
Date: 2016-07-28 01:48

Techs use mylar balloon or special shim material to test for leaks, cut in a thin strip and attached to a wood stick.

Since the pad will be ruined anyhow if you don't get the junk off, you can try anything. Alcohol or Mineral Spirits - with a cue tip or clean rag. If you take the key off you can try using the adhesive on another piece of floral tape to CAREFULLY lift the adhesive off of the pad. (Try sticking the sticky part of the tape on your hand or a piece of paper first to make it less sticky.) If you are comfortable taking the key off you could try just rubbing it gently with your finger or fingernail to see if the adhesive "rolls off" that way.

I would start with gently using Alcohol and a cue tip (a clean rag draped over a popsicle stick would also work. The thing is that you don't want to "scrub" it. That could tear it and could also grind the adhesive into the pad. If you use a solvent, only use a little, it could damage the pad. Try not to get any in the bore. Alcohol evaporates entirely, mineral spirits will leave a residue. It might dry the pad or reduce it's life, but it's messed up anyhow. It shouldn't cost much to have it replaced at a shop.

For anyone with a plastic/resin clarinet DO NOT use alcohol. When alcohol gets on the plastic it makes it brittle.

- Matthew Simington

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