Trying Something New: Graphite
I often embed G# pads with Teflon powder. I posted about it a couple weeks ago. I stated in that post that the jury was still out on that practice. Here is an alternative. Graphite.
This is the G# pad to a Super Action 80 Series II that's in my saxophone repair shop in Seattle for a Full Mechanical Overhaul. The second photo compares a treated pad on the left with a plain one on the right. We all know Roo pads stick. Every repair tech worth their salt has seen an unresponsive G# key with a Roo pad in it sticking to the tone hole. So let's see how this works out.
I often embed G# pads with Teflon powder. I posted about it a couple weeks ago. I stated in that post that the jury was still out on that practice. Here is an alternative. Graphite.
This is the G# pad to a Super Action 80 Series II that's in my saxophone repair shop in Seattle for a Full Mechanical Overhaul. The second photo compares a treated pad on the left with a plain one on the right. We all know Roo pads stick. Every repair tech worth their salt has seen an unresponsive G# key with a Roo pad in it sticking to the tone hole. So let's see how this works out.
