Pads

[kevin_goodall]

Anyone any advice for repadding a conn 6M alto lady face rolled toneholes made 1946/47?

 

[kevin_goodall]

What pads should be used

 

[kevin_goodall]

and forgot to mention what resonators

 

[Linky Lee]

Depends if you want to keep as close to what it would of been like when produced.

If not then you can go with whatever you want. Some people are rating kangaroo pads as the new thing to go with, most people seem to agree that nice big metal resonators help the fullness and richness of the sound slightly, but all these things are minimal and you can get just as good results with a nice set of leather pads and plastic resonators and a few hours practice 😛

Talk to your tech and he/she (do we know any female repairers?) should be able to shed some more light.

 

[Bobby G]

Where are you, and do you want to do the job yourself, or are you looking for a repairer? If you're in the south of England there are a few about who have a good reputation.

Cheers, Bob

 

[Pete Thomas]

Just normal pads with plastic resonators are fine IMO

 

[griff136]

I agree with Pete and Linky lee - a standard set of pads with plastic resonators will be fine.

If you want to stay as close to the original as possible then you would probably nee to use "conn ty7pe" reso pads from ferees in the US. These pads have a metal ring underneath the leather.

The most important factor(s) in your repad is making sure the right thickness of pad is used and the pads are fitted correctly and there are no leaks.
standard pads should work fine.

I would also avoid buying a set of pads and buy them individually that way you are fairly certain that theyre going to fit.

I like the pads from Curt at musicmedic
www.musicmedic.com

 

[Pete Thomas]

Griff is right about the "authenticity" of using Conn resopads, but IMO they don't do anything useful. When I had them on a 10M once they tended to cut through the leather and didn't do what they were supposed to, ie give you a better seal.

 

[Saxlicker]

Authenticity aside,
I was quite struck with the funky look of these kangaroo pads a tinge of blue!!! (I think its a trick of the light)
Though I would have struggled with guilty feelings of sacrilege on this particular horn.....

Good job they weren't darker blue...they'd have been Navy Seals..
Well you started it!!!! 😡

 

[saxismyaxe]

Pete Thomas wrote:
Griff is right about the "authenticity" of using Conn resopads, but IMO they don't do anything useful. When I had them on a 10M once they tended to cut through the leather and didn't do what they were supposed to, ie give you a better seal.

My feelings precisely. I don't like the Reso-pads for that very reason. I've re-padded many a horn personally, and Reso-pads do not stand the test of time like their ringless cousins.

I would go with a standard, thin kid pad (.160 or so) with flat metal resonators. They will fit well, seal and perform as the originals without the reso ring wearing it's way through the edge of the pad.

Easier to level and seat the pads than with the reso-pads too (short of a perfectly, and I DO mean perfectly level cup to tone hole match, which is a prerequisite for the Conn Reso-pads).