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Pad Specs

 

How much do you want to know?
It's popular now to know pad thicknesses other than; Thin, Med. Thin, Med., Med. Thick, or Thick.
So, here is the data on pad thicknesses in both metric and English terms.
No secrets here, just print this out, copy it down or remember where it's at.

 

~Clarinet Pads~

 

Cat #

 

 

Style

 

 

Size

 

 

Thickness

 

 

A54

 

 

Natural Cork

 

 

6.0 - 7.5mm

 

 

2.54mm / .100"

 

 

8.0 - 15.0mm

 

 

2.79mm / .110"

 

 

B9

 

 

Norbeck Synthetic

 

 

7.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.54mm / .100"

 

 

B9A

 

 

Norbeck Synthetic

 

 

9.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

3.55mm / .140"

 

 

 

 

~All Clarinet pads BELOW are of needle felt and beveled style~

 

B10

 

 

Single Skin

 

 

6.5 - 8.5mm

 

 

2.9mm / .114"

 

 

B11

 

 

Double Skin

 

 

9.0 - 13.5mm

 

 

3.6mm / .141"

 

 

14.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

3.9mm / .153"

 

 

B17

 

 

'True' Double Skin

 

 

6.5 - 8.5mm

9-13.5mm

14-20mm

 

 

2.6mm / .102"

.118

.137

 

 

B20

 

 

Single Skin

 

 

9.0 - 13.5mm

 

 

3.0mm / .118"

 

 

B21

 

 

Double Skin

 

 

14.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

3.5mm / .137"

 

 

B24

 

 

Single Skin

 

 

6.5 - 8.5mm

 

 

2.3mm / .090"

 

 

B25

 

 

Double Skin

 

 

9.0 - 13.5mm

 

 

2.5mm / .098"

 

 

14.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.8mm / .110"

 

 

~Oboe & Piccolo Pads~

 

A54

 

 

Natural Cork

 

 

6.0 - 7.5mm

 

 

2.54mm / .100"

 

 

8.0 - 15.0mm

 

 

2.79mm / .110"

 

 

B9

 

 

Norbeck Synthetic

 

 

7.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.54mm / .100"

 

 

B9A

 

 

Norbeck Synthetic

 

 

9.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

3.55mm / .140"

 

 

 

 

 

Norbeck's DO NOT work on metal surfaces!
(Like metal vents and metal Piccolo bodies)
~Piccolo & Oboe pads below are of woven felt and NOT beveled~
(If you want to use a beveled pad, you can use the B25, .098" thin clarinet pad.)

 

B35, B37

 

 

Double Skin

 

 

6.5 - 15.5mm

 

 

2.3mm / .090"

 

 

B28

 

 

Yellow Double Skin

 

 

(same as above)

 

 

 

 

 

~Flute Pads~

 

{Note: All flute pads over 15mm have a 5.5mm center hole (.210") and will fit a Yamaha}

 

 

B7

 

 

~De'Jur~ Double Skin

 

 

11.0 - 12.0mm

 

 

2.6mm / .101"

 

 

(needle felt)

 

 

16.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.5mm / .098"

 

 

B8

 

 

~ De'Jur~ Yellow Double Skin

 

 

11.0 - 12.0mm

 

 

2.6mm / .101"

 

 

(needle felt)

 

 

16.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.5mm / .098"

 

 

B29

 

 

Double Skin

 

 

11.0 - 12.0mm

 

 

2.3mm / .090"

 

 

(woven felt)

 

 

16.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.5mm / .098"

 

 

B30

 

 

Double Skin

 

 

11 - 12.5, 13, 14mm

 

 

2.6mm / .101"

 

 

B30H

 

 

(woven felt)

 

 

15, 16 - 27.5mm

 

 

2.9mm / .114"

 

 

B31

 

 

Double Skin

 

 

11.0 - 12.0mm

 

 

2.6mm / .101"

 

 

(needle felt)

 

 

16.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.9mm / .114"

 

 

B38

 

 

Yellow Double Skin

 

 

11.0 - 12.0mm

 

 

2.6mm / .101"

 

 

(woven felt)

 

 

16.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.9mm /.114"

 

 

B26

 

 

~ De'Jur~ Yellow Double Skin

 

 

11.0 - 12.0mm

 

 

2.6mm / .101"

 

 

(needle felt)

 

 

16.0 - 20.0mm

 

 

2.9mm / .114"

 

 

 

 

 

~Bassoon, Alto & Bass Clarinet~

 

~These are ALL woven felt~

 

 

B32

 

 

Tan Kid Leather

 

 

7.0 - 35.5mm

 

 

3.2mm / .126"

 

 

B33

 

 

White Kid Leather

 

 

7.0 - 35.5mm

 

 

3.2mm / .126"

 

 

B33

 

 

Oval White Kid Leather

 

 

12.0mm X 14.5mm

 

 

3.2mm / .126"

 

 

 

 

 

~Saxophone Pads~

 

~ALL Saxophone pads are of woven felt~
(Resonators start at 15mm or 20/32", unless noted)
('Rivets only' on 20-25/32" or 16-20mm, in pad type)

B40, B42

 

 

7.0 - 11.0mm

 

 

4.0mm / .160"

 

 

B44, B47

 

 

Leather

 

 

11.5 - 70.0mm

 

 

4.7mm / .185"

 

 

B53, B59

 

 

 7.0 - 70.0mm

 

 4.7mm / .185"

 

B43, B46

 

 

7.0 - 1 1.0mm

 

 

3.5mm / .140"

 

 

B52, B58

 

 

Leather

 

 

11.5 - 70.0mm

 

 

4.0mm / .160"

 

 

B56

 

 

Cone Leather

 

 

20/32" - 88/32"

 

 

.185"

 

 

B56M

 

 

Cone

 

 

16mm - 70mm

 

 

4.7mm

 

 

B62M

 

 

Cone Leather

 

 

16mm - 70mm

 

 

4.0mm/ .160"

 

 

B60

 

 

Snap-on Leather

 

 

10mm - 59mm

 

 

as listed various

 

 


As you can see, the sax pads are proportional to diameter in a given thickness.

 

 

~For exact specifications, see Catalog describing focus pad~