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Help with 19th Century Clarinets

Author: Verdi
Date: 2023-01-19 03:59
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Hi all happy new year.
Last month I started a new thread seeking thoughts, advice and information on a set of three mid-19th century clarinets I bought at an online auction. They are a C “E Albert a Brusselles”, a Bb “Gautrot Ainè a Paris” 12key Muller system, and an A “E Albert a Brusselles”.
They are all in almost as new conditions, as is the case, their original wooden mouthpieces and accessories.
As I disassembled them to oil the body I noticed that one ligature has a failed weld repair and, more importantly, a previously repaired key on the A clarinet is broken (photos attached).
I have read that the key metal at the time was called German silver, does anyone know if it is possible to repair it?
Also, the pads are a mix of stuffed leather and cork, are there any pads in production today that could replace the originals as needed? sizes and shapes seem vastly different to modern standard pads.

In general I would like to gain as much info as possible on these beautiful old instruments, it would be wonderful to get in touch with experts in antique clarinets.

Many thanks
Verdi

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