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I just puchased a 1964 Super Dynaction tenor and it is great to play one again. It has been 27 years since the last time I played an SDA tenor. My question is about the pads. I know that they are held in with the screws and washers and this can be problematic for repair techs. My repairman recommends that when it is time to replace the pads, and it will need this in the near future, that the threaded posts be ground out of the pad cups and the pads put in using only shelac like most other saxophones. He feels this will save time and trouble in the future as far as set up and pad replacement. I am concerned about this because I don't want to change something that cannot be reversed and how will this change the tone and power of such a lush sounding horn? Anyone have any experience with this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, JON