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Re: Jupiter JCL-731 Questions

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2018-10-28 23:52

As someone who has spent years experimenting with making pads from homemade materials, it's just not worth it. Most pads cost far less than a dollar each. By the time you get the right materials and tools you need you would have to repad dozens of clarinets just to break even.

If you want cheap pads that seal great and last for years check out Zheng Hao synthetic pads. They are essentially a Chinese copy of Valentinos, however they are far more forgiving than Valentinos and tend not to tear as easily. Last I checked they were 25 cents each. The only downside is that they take about a month to ship.

As for the Jupiter it is a lower intermediate model. The upper intermediate model is the 1100s. I have no idea of the age.

-Jdbassplayer

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