I see. They are the same, but different! (in the most fundamentally unique feature of the res-o-pad)hornfixer said:
more suitable pads?
I am going trough the process of choosing pads for my Chu and I'd kinda like to install roopads, but I was wondering if Conn res-o-pads would be a more suitable choice, or are roos and resopads both equally suitable for a Conn Chu?
thanks,
Dan
thanks,
Dan
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I've used both in Conn 'Chu's. Reso-pads can be devilishly difficult to fit and install. But once set up properly they work well. With reso-pads the installed pad height is very low; it's just barely thicker than the edge of the keycup. If the pads you are replacing were not reso-pads then it is likely that they were thicker and the key cups were bent to accomodate the seating of the thicker pads. If you then try to fit reso-pads, most of the keys will need to be bent so that the thinner profile will seat properly. They are a press fit into the cup and so heights can't be shimmed. The opposite situation is possibly true if changing from reso-pads to roo-pads or other thicker pads of conventional construction.SearjeantSax said:I am going trough the process of choosing pads for my Chu and I'd kinda like to install roopads, but I was wondering if Conn res-o-pads would be a more suitable choice, or are roos and resopads both equally suitable for a Conn Chu?
thanks,
Dan
One issue that is of importance to the pad selection for a Conn Chu is that the key cups are typically not much larger in diameter than the toneholes. The edge of the tonehole comes very close to the edge of the pad. So the key cups need to be centered very well to make sure the tonehole is covered. When using conventional pads, the edge of the pad may have a very rounded profile and this could cause a problem with covering the tonehole if the rounded portion is where the pad is seating.
But these are fitment issues, which factor in to the cost and skill required by the technician. From a functional perspective, the two types of pad offer different benefits. The roo pad offers the benefits characteristic of the roo skin leather (which I will not go into, as it's been discussed at length elsewhere). The reso-pads offer the benefit of the taut, flat surface.
I like the white Music Medic roo pads personally. But I usually use the reso-pads for originality sake when my intent is to sell the horn.
Not sure which "them" you mean. I've played both and they both work well when done right. However I like the quiet action and reduced tendency to stick nature of the roo pads, and I do have them on one of my main horns: a 1926 GP Chu portrait alto.hornfixer said:Why don't you want them in your horn that you play?
The reso-pads are good too, but they are a pain to install, and they don't have the benefits of the roo leather. I install them in restorations that will sell on the open market where originality of setup is often preferred by the buyer who may be a collector. Roo pads are still not widely accepted by all, and they are about two or three times more expensive.
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