Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2023-07-15 04:02
No, I don't find that to be the case.
One simple thing you may try is to turn the clarinet slightly counter clockwise. That is, instead of lining up the reed with the register key (let's call that 6:00), line your reed up with 7:00. That made a difference for me on at least one horn. I hear that putting bore oil (or similar product) at the top of the bore side of the tone hole can help redirect the condensation.
If you want to try an experiment for the good of the Board :-)
you could try Ultra Ever-Dry on those pads (a multi-step, multi coating that makes whatever you put it on completely hydrophobic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTkefJHfC0
It is expensive and I don't know if that effects the pad's ability to seal properly but as I said, it's for the good of the rest of us!
I would try this but I have enough success with 7:00.
..............Paul Aviles
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