pads

  1. E

    Tech/maintenance damaged pad

    Hi all, bought a YTS 32 over the bank hols and the seller said that it had been in storage for a while. The crook cork was awful so i took it to get it replaced hoping that it would cure the gurgling on the bottom notes. Having played it last night it was still gurgling, having checked the...
  2. Janosax

    Tech/maintenance Pisoni pads not flat + chinese sax repadding

    Hi, Just bought some Pisoni Deluxe and Pro pads from Thomann. They’re not flat, is this a common thing? Is it a problem? One Pisoni Pro: One Pisoni Deluxe: I’ve used one for low EB, and air torch heat/hotglue/adjustments made it flat, perfect seal with no leaks. Also, do you think it's...
  3. 6

    Tech/maintenance Pad thickness or adjust with amount of shellac or glue?

    Folks, as luck would have it I have a full set of pads and one of the old ones just fell out. The bad news is, it's the B key. It looks complicated to pull that strip (or stack?) out for someone not too experienced, but here is my actual question: The replacement pad looks pretty much like the...
  4. 6

    Tech/maintenance Did You Mean Pants? (Yes, it's sax-related)

    I really hate when web sites have searches that just do not work properly. I just was reading about avoiding using "generic" pads. I'm curious what a set of pads would cost for my old YAS23. I was told Yamaha (or someone) still sells genuine parts for every saxophone they've ever made. Is this...
  5. J

    Tech/maintenance Problem with saxophone going up the octave

    I got my tenor sax out today for a play and noticed that whenever I go below a low A my sax involuntarily goes up the octave. I don't think it is a embouchure issue as I have been playing for a number of years, could it be a problem with a pad, one of them was leaking during my last session?
  6. saxyjt

    Tech/maintenance Time for pads to settle in

    I've just done a couple of repads, one on alto and the other on tenor. After setting the pads with shellac I have set the relevant screws to ensure the linked pads closed properly and replaced/trimmed various pieces of cork and/or felt to bring everything into place. I play tested, fine tuned...
  7. R

    Tech/maintenance Music Medic Extreme Pads

    I saw on SOTW that Pete had the Extreme Pads from Music Medic installed on a horn of his. I thought I would check in here to get some feedback on how they are working out for anyone who has them. I'm getting ready to repad my Mark VI tenor and am trying to decide on what pads to get. Thanks! Jeff
  8. saxyjt

    Tech/maintenance What am I doing?

    Here is a little game. Who's guessing what I'm doing here? Those sweet little pink ribbons are there for a reason. Any idea?
  9. saxyjt

    Tech/maintenance First overhaul out!

    Today I sold my first completely overhauled saxophone. It's just the third one I do. Complete dis-assembly, deep clean, full repad, complete corks and felts replacements (I didn't like the green felts), repositioned some of the posts and key cups that where not properly covering the tone holes...
  10. Bis Key Bandit

    Tech/maintenance What effect, if any, does playing outdoors in cold weather have on pads?

    Last winter I practiced every day in the park in the freezing cold (intolerant neighbours...or maybe I'm just that bad!). It was actually great for expanding my sound, so no complaints, however the pads did not appreciate it at all. With the condensation they became sodden every time, which was...
  11. DavidUK

    Tech/maintenance Bee in my bonnet about adjustable key cups/pads...

    Last few days my brain has been "designing" a way of converting standard cup arms to take an adjustable cup so that you can slap the pad onto the flat pad mount/disc and not have to worry about heating them to affix or to do fine adjustment. I was thinking magnets, then spoke to Alastair Hanson...
  12. EDDIE ON ALTO

    Tech/maintenance Questions after my first repair.

    In the previous thread I ended up deciding on spending the money to get my loaner alto a tune up. The main problem I had before getting the repair was trouble playing my lowest notes. Anything lower than my D was tending to sound leaky and impossible to play those low notes at any dynamic...
  13. M

    Flutes etc. Keeping a flute assembled and out of the case - Is it a bad idea ?

    My practise routine fits mainly in pretty short work breaks, so I try to keep my instruments at hand and ready to go. I take apart sax and flute every night and wipe them dry. The sax goes on a stand with a pads saver in, and the flute headjoint as well, given I practise with that often. Sax...
  14. Karolis

    Tech/maintenance Burnt Pad.Need advice.

    Trying to change pads on an old sax, following Stephen Howard's Saxophone manual.One of them got a little burned outside the ring. Seals and plays.Still good to use or to the trash?
  15. nigeld

    Tech/maintenance Best Adhesive for Octave pad

    Apologies if this question has been asked before, but I didn't find it if so. I am restoring an old soprano sax, and I have decided to try my hand at replacing some pads. I have read about adjusting the larger pads and using shellac, but my question is about the very small pads - for example...
  16. Janosax

    Tech/maintenance Pads stiffness/fingers feeling

    Hello, I have a Gear4music chinese saxophone, with chinese pads... The only thing I don't like on this sax is pad stifness. Fingers feeling is a bit rude/hard. I was used to more soft and sensual feeling of Yanis or even Yamis sax pads. Sometimes I forgot about my new sax finger feeling, but...
  17. Janosax

    Tech/maintenance How to leave tonehole mark on a new pad?

    Hello, I've changed the neck octave pad of my tenor sax by a new Pisoni pad, to help quietening the octave mechanism action. It works pretty well, is much more silent than the stiff stock chinese pad, and has no leaks. For leaving the mark on the leather, I used some tape around neck/lever to...
  18. gladsaxisme

    Tech/maintenance Pad fitting

    I have been watching a vid on you tube about choosing a pad to fit a cup and he recommended that you are best finding one that was quite a tight fit in the cup, enough to pucker up the leather of the pad and then iron the pad and fit the resonator, he says this because the heat from floating the...
  19. Paul_Dennis

    Tech/maintenance Plain or resonator pads?

    Not wanting to open , or re-open pandora's box I'm seeking advice as to which pads might be best for a 1920's Cavalier (Conn stencil) alto sax. Several years ago I picked up a pretty silver plate example for virtually nothing with a view to it being a good excuse to develop my maintenance...
  20. AngieW

    Tech/maintenance Pad missing from back key

    Hi I am learning to play the alto sax. Whilst cleaning the sax, or trying to, a small red felt pad flipped from somewhere. I thought it was from the back key ( that operates the octave key) because I couldn't see a pad there but when I went to play today I noticed a clicking sound. When I...

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