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Re: Repadding Clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-01-19 11:28

Doming the backs of cork pads allow them to be shifted around easier when being seated compared to cork pads left flat, although that depends on how thin the pad is and how much shellac is in behind them.

The Eaton International with the leaky pads is probably around 5-6 years old by now - others I've seen were sealing well, but this one was a real dog as it had loads of other and some serious problems besides the leaky pads.

I've repadded two clarinets using Pisoni PRO CLS pads and so far, so good as I haven't had any complaints from either owner. Although I would like to see how well they perform over time. Being synthetic and plastic backed, they have to be installed with hot glue which isn't my favourite method, but it's out of necessity as shellac won't bond well to plastic or it will melt it. Some of the pads were faced with a synthetic membrane which I used on one clarinet and the other one I used the standard ones with a similar facing material to Valentino pads.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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