What pads for my YAS21?
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You're going to do it yourself? With all due respect, if you have enough knowledge, tools and ability to do a repad/overhaul yourself, you'd certainly already know where to get either a set of pads, or the best thing to do would be to measure each cup after the old pads are removed and then order proper sizes. I'd advise taking the horn to a local, well respected tech. and having the job done right.
Having said that, if you want to order a set or individual pads and resonators, musicmedic.com is one of the places to look. Also ferreestoolsinc.com has a wide variety of pad/resonator choices.
Having said that, if you want to order a set or individual pads and resonators, musicmedic.com is one of the places to look. Also ferreestoolsinc.com has a wide variety of pad/resonator choices.
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I second Music Medic. I stock and use their tan pads with plastic resos for most of my repair work. I think they are very good at getting pad sets right. Their "Pad Set Guarantee" allows up to 5 replacement pads for any that don't fit for free, and you don't need to return the originals. If you are relatively new at this there is a wealth of good information in their Repair Guides.
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·They also have instructions about how to do the entire job yourself. If you are careful with heat and pad pricks and are mechanically-inclined, you can do it.
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MM's are good pads. Keep in mind they are rather firm-feeling (except for their 'soft-feels' which are medium-firm feeling (far from soft-feeling).
So it depends on whether that matters to you or not. If you do not like hard-feeling pads (personally I do not), go with the soft-feels.
Instrument Clinic 'new' series pads are also quite decent. Medium-fimness, softer-feeling that MM soft-feels.
So it depends on whether that matters to you or not. If you do not like hard-feeling pads (personally I do not), go with the soft-feels.
Instrument Clinic 'new' series pads are also quite decent. Medium-fimness, softer-feeling that MM soft-feels.
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I am just finishing up an overhaul of a King Super 20 tenor using the Chocolate Roo Extreme pads that can accurately be called "hard pads". They are much harder than the regular roos. There is a steep learning curve to install them and they are very unforgiving if toneholes aren't perfectly level, keys are not tightly fit, and key cups not perfectly straightened and aligned with the toneholes. Now that I am nearing completion of the work, I am becoming very fond of installing them and how they look and feel. I warned my customer about how hard they are and that they may take more time to install, but he insisted that was what he wanted.
My tastes and experiences are different from JayeLID's. I have installed and played on MM tan, and roo pads for years so that is what I am used to. They don't feel "hard" to me at all, but "just right". I can understand if someone is used to the "soft feel" pads that they can seem "hard" by comparison. I have the same negative impression of "soft pads" that form a deeper indent or seat. To me they feel a bit spongy by comparison. It is all about the "context" one is used to and familiar with. There is no right or wrong---just different.
I would also go so far to say that an inexperienced amateur repadding a sax for the first time without the tools or skills to level toneholes and swedge keys will have an easier time using "softer" pads that are more forgiving of these imperfections.
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+ 1 on Music Medic pads.
However, in case you plan on using some social-distancing down time to work on the repad, please be aware that they aren't currently shipping due to their local coronavirus-related restrictions.
I tried to place an order recently (I think it was last Friday) and got a warning that they likely won't ship anything out until after 4/29/2020.
However, in case you plan on using some social-distancing down time to work on the repad, please be aware that they aren't currently shipping due to their local coronavirus-related restrictions.
I tried to place an order recently (I think it was last Friday) and got a warning that they likely won't ship anything out until after 4/29/2020.
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I just went to their website, and it appears they are back in business shipping orders.
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Did you actually place an order?
In my case, I didn't get the warning until I was in the process of checking out.
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This is the message at the last stage of checkout:
The set of Chocolate Roo Extreme pads I ordered last week did take a few days longer than their regular fast turnaround shipping.
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Agreed, it is all a matter of preference and personal experience.
When I say the MM's or Roos 'feel harder' I am not so much saying 'in relation to their soft-feels'...but to me, in relation to, say, Ferree's or Allied or a decent medium Prestini or such, the MM standard tans feel harder under my fingers.
Good pads, certainly....
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Ah, okay. It seems that they're still shipping then. The message I got was different and suggested a complete closure, with shipping unlikely before 4/29. They must have updated it (perhaps after NC clarified the "stay at home" order).
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I have used plenty of music medic pads and they work great. I have also used plenty of Pisoni waterproof pads from Music Center. I tend to prefer these as they are a bit softer and the waterproofing helps them last a lot longer too, although some people complain that the waterproofing increases stickyness. They are both good options, but I think that music medic might be more convenient for you as they ship a bit faster.
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