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Pad Dryer Use
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You may know that pad dryers can stop the gurgling noise on stage, but did you know that they can help prevent costly repairs? They can. When water sits on a pad, it not only breaks down and destroys the pad, but it can also damage the tone hole and allow moisture to enter into the wood promoting cracking of the instrument.
A couple of regular maintenance habits can go a long way in preventing damage to your instrument. By removing the moisture that builds up between the pad and the tone hole with a pad dryer, you will greatly increase the life of your pads and protect the tone holes on wooden instruments. Do this while practicing if you notice it building up, and for sure when you clean your instrument before putting it away. Also be certain that at least every ten minutes you swab the instrument while playing and swab before putting the instrument away after playing.
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Some woodwind players experience sticky pads from time to time. Sticky pads may be caused by several conditions. Orchestra players quite often pick up resin dust that is extinguished from string players applying resin to their bows before playing. If you fail to brush your teeth before playing, food particles in your mouth will end up on the pads. Yamaha makes a powdered paper in addition to the cleaning paper, which can be useful if you start to notice these sticky pads. The paper has a light powder on one side that will be deposited on the pad and silencing that sticky noise. Another trick in case of an emergency is to use a one hundred dollar bill, but the Yamaha Powered Paper is cheaper. Actually any bill that has not been handled much will work as there is a light powder on new crisp currency.
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How To Use Pad Dryer Video
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Check out our latest How To video on using pad dryers.
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