Re: Sax repadding
so...I've been doing this kind of thing for 25 years, now.A repad consists of completely dis assembling the horn, removing all the old pads and corks, aligning bent keys, straightening bent rods, removing dents, chem. cleaning the horn AND the keys, cleaning the rods and screws..replacing all the corks with the proper thickness of quality cork, floating the pads with an even coat of george's glue..re assembling the keys stacks,re seating each pad, adjusting key heights, regulating the keys that affect other keys..extensive play test and adjust..oh yeah, any springs that need placed..adjusting spring tension..etc. Have a lovely week end..and, oh yes..I've been doing this for 25 years now' and one of the things i've discovered is that there are guys who do it better than I do..jbt and steve..joe sax..there are some real artists out there who know worlds about the horn...have a nice weekend
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