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w00t !!! Just did my first repair/restore/repad ever.
I got this from another Sax on the Web member recently:
And turned it into this:
Took out the old pads and put a new set in with hot glue (my apologies to the real teche's out there), added new cork to some keys from pieces I cut off some wine bottle corks (new ones, not used), seated the pads with a small torch, replaced a bad screw and oiled them all.
While it was apart, I polished the silver and for a grand total of $60 I have a decent playing metal clarinet.
A few pads aren't 100% perfectly seated yet but I'll retry later.
I plays good through at least 3 octaves but is just a bit stuffy in the 2nd octave B and C.
It was fun and I now have my own clarinet I don't share with my daughter.
I'm saving for a Bari sax now so a new clarinet won't happen for a long time.
I got this from another Sax on the Web member recently:

And turned it into this:

Took out the old pads and put a new set in with hot glue (my apologies to the real teche's out there), added new cork to some keys from pieces I cut off some wine bottle corks (new ones, not used), seated the pads with a small torch, replaced a bad screw and oiled them all.
While it was apart, I polished the silver and for a grand total of $60 I have a decent playing metal clarinet.
A few pads aren't 100% perfectly seated yet but I'll retry later.
I plays good through at least 3 octaves but is just a bit stuffy in the 2nd octave B and C.
It was fun and I now have my own clarinet I don't share with my daughter.
I'm saving for a Bari sax now so a new clarinet won't happen for a long time.