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Re: Repadding Clarinet

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-01-17 05:13

I am not familiar with what top players prefer across The Pond (I'm a Yank), but here, for many years the standard (as set forth by the likes of Hans Moenig is to use cork pads at the top and some variance of thick bladder over felt for the last big pads. I have had luck in the last few years with the Valentino Masters pads. They are a firmer foam rubber synthetic than their original white foam pads (called "green backs") and are far superior. There are a number of good repair people here who really like these nearly indestructible pads.

I am just embarking on repadding an R13 Greenline with the German made Quartz Resonance Pads (available through 'woodwind boutique'). These are rather pricey, silicone based pads. I should have something to comment on in the the next three weeks or so when the job is complete.

.................Paul Aviles

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