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Re: Oboe water problems

Author: vboboe
Date: 2008-05-03 03:28

<< old pads may be contributing to your problem ... I've heard this sort of comment frequently but do not understand how the state of a pad affects the amount of water in a tonehole>>

Good pads resist moisture and don't leak air

Pads which don't do both these jobs can be called 'old'

If a pad doesn't resist water, it will absorb it instead, this makes the pad chronically wet

a wet pad is relatively colder than a dry pad in the same air temperature

breath is warm and moist, when it contacts any cold surface, breath moisture condenses ... and cold wet pads will attract more condensation than warm dry pads

a chronically wet pad wicks more water into its vent hole

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