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Re: Bass clarinet pad options

Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-11-03 03:58

The LH3 pad is a large diameter one, so you may not be able to get some synthetic pads in that size.

Leather pads are PERFECTLY FINE and are standard on the majority of bass clarinets if they're seated correctly and aren't porous. If they're installed so they touch at the back first, then they will feel spongy and require undue pressure to force them closed.

I had to reseat the majority of pads on my Buffet Prestige bass as most of them weren't seated correctly.

Here's Pisoni's pad size list (quantity, diameter and thickness) for a Buffet Prestige low C bass (1999 onwards):
https://www.musiccenter.it/it/music-center-spa-muta-dclb80-clarinetto-basso-buffet-style-1193-low-c-prest-new-style-31-pcs-cpm000010002229

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
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