cleaning pads
I'm a first-time poster here on this forum, so I just thought I'd say hello. I've been playing saxophones for about 14 years, only becoming really serious about it over the past 5 years. Over the past couple of years, I've been fortunate enough to land gigs with a few rock groups and a 10-piece deep funk ensemble that plays here in NYC. I've been studying jazz improv for the past few years, and I am doing workshops and taking lessons right now.
I guess I joined this forum because I've heard about a thousand different opinions about how to keep your pads stick-free, but I'm unsure about what method I'd like to use. I've been wiping off my tenor pads with a slip of paper saturated with ronsonol lighter fluid, but i'm a bit worried that the solvent may eat through the pads.
I just picked up a selmer super balanced action alto and spent an arm and a leg overhauling it and installing new pads and original selmer metal resonators. so i definitely don't want to do anything that could potentially harm my investment. any ideas? Thanks!
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