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Re: non- sticky pads?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2020-10-31 20:32

8.5mm cork pad will go in no problem in the LH1 ring key pad cup.

As for C#/G#, then the problem is inherent with the design as that's a compromise on the majority of clarinets. Ideally the C#/G# tonehole needs to be where the socket ring is and much larger in diameter for a better quality note, but as most clarinets are divided into separate joints, the C#/G# tonehole has to be placed higher up the top joint and made smaller in diameter to bring it down to pitch and therefore the tone quality suffers as a result (likewise with cor anglais E toneholes as RH3 is positioned higher up the lower joint than it should be).

Some clarinets (mainly German and increasingly some French) have a bush fitted to the C#/G# tonehole to give it more height and also larger in diameter than a regular countersunk one and that's probably why a lot of older French clarinets had a plain C#/G# tonehole and the pad had to conform to the radius of the joint surface to seal it.

B&H 1010 clarinets had a bush fitted to the C#/G# tonehole that intruded into the bore which was also reducing the amount of condensation running into it.

All I can suggest is increase the opening of the C#/G# pad to the point where it's in danger of clattering with the long Bb linkage or the side keys and chances are some filing will have to be done if it does clatter with the side Eb/Bb or F# keys and where the long Bb link is soldered to the LH2 ring key rod.

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

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