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I have been experimenting lately with different ways to get a perfectly flat sax pad with a nice taut skin. I have been using the ferree's pad slicks, heating them until they are a little too hot to touch, and applying them gently to the pad after I have installed the resonator. This usually gives me a very flat pad and a shallow seat with less "fluff" in the pad, which I like. A nice flat pad with a good seat also gives a nice digital feel to the action, which is also a goal of mine.
In my quest for long lasting pad work, I see Emilio Lyons' work and while a lot of guys will knock this or that about his work, one thing is for sure: his padwork lasts a very long time, and I think if you want to do good work, that needs to be a goal. I am not to the point of treating my pad with colored deck sealer or whatever it is (yet), but I do notice that his pads are very flat, and I am thinking he must use some sort of process like the one I am describing, or perhaps he just throws out pads that aren't perfect. Not that I don't like my customers, but the less I see them, the better job I am doing!
Anybody have any ideas?
In my quest for long lasting pad work, I see Emilio Lyons' work and while a lot of guys will knock this or that about his work, one thing is for sure: his padwork lasts a very long time, and I think if you want to do good work, that needs to be a goal. I am not to the point of treating my pad with colored deck sealer or whatever it is (yet), but I do notice that his pads are very flat, and I am thinking he must use some sort of process like the one I am describing, or perhaps he just throws out pads that aren't perfect. Not that I don't like my customers, but the less I see them, the better job I am doing!
Anybody have any ideas?