Neo Pads Sesh.

[@JDavilaDavilaDVP_Productions]

Great product ! Thank you all!

[@Slydrummer33]

#neosaxpads I love the innovations you guys keep coming out with to help make technicians lives better. I would suggest adding this video to the neo sax pad product page on your site.

[@MusicMediccom]

There will definitely be more info sessions to come!

[@saxjazzer]

You guys are great - love your wisdoms #neosaxpads

[@MusicMediccom]

Thank you!

[@Dave7508]

I service and repair woodwind instruments here in the UK and was wondering if you will be supplying Dawkes Music with Neo pads. I have an alto sax that I can use to try these pads. They look good and certainly worth investigating. Keep up the great work!

[@MusicMediccom]

That's awesome! I would ask the excellent folks at Dawkes about them, we supply them with other tools and pads so it would be no problem for us to start supplying them with Neo Pads as well. Thanks for your kind comment!

[@JeffroDH]

Looking forward to trying these out. #NeoSaxPads

[@brianbutler9775]

Aren’t these pads and spuds reminiscent of Buescher Snaps?

[@jackdolphy8965]

#NeoSaxPads these sound too good to be true. lol - especially if I take your admonitions to not buy them! Lol. Nevertheless drumroll please-I am going to give several a try. Meanwhile what are the downsides of these?

[@MusicMediccom]

The downside is they are not in your horn yet!😁 Installation and sealing with no leveling are great! You will still need to regulate the timing between keys to make sure the instrument actually plays.

[@ВячеславСелявин-е7ы]

Где можно приобрести?

[@jonathanclark7623]

#Neosaxpads on a Martin tenor what thickness or pad hight would you suggest

[@MusicMediccom]

For spud height, the medium spud or the standard spud should do the trick because the Martin cups are fairly flat. Just get the spud install kit with a set and you will have enough spuds to handle that instrument and get the right pad protrusion.

[@joshuaadam5514]

#Neosaxpads These looks super interesting, I hope to try putting neo pads into a personal project in the near-issue future.

[@MusicMediccom]

Thank you!

[@mikejolkovski6786]

how small do they go? i imagine the octave pip pads are too small for the spud mechanism. how about the palm keys? #neosaxpads

[@MusicMediccom]

They go down to 13mm. That's as small as we can make them with the tilting mechanism. The octave pads for saxophones still need so be installed with shellac or hot melt.

[@mikejolkovski6786]

@@MusicMediccom makes sense. Thanks.

[@elbola1969]

Hello, can I get a couple of them to try?

[@MusicMediccom]

Yes! Please send an email to [e-mail] and we can go about getting you a sample!

[@elbola1969]

@@MusicMediccom gracias

[@glennsmith2219]

They look great! #NeoSaxPads

[@jwohlenhaus]

#neosaxpads These look great! Definitely would love to put this set in my bari sax!

[@MusicMediccom]

We're putting some in Curt's 12M this week!

[@TimelessRedner]

Checking out your #neosaxpads

[@MTMuso]

#NeoSaxPads 🙂 Wondering what happens when pads get sticky, say at one edge, do they start tilting about? Looking forward to trying them.

[@MusicMediccom]

If the pad tilts on the way up it would then re-level itself to the tone hole instantly the next time the key is pressed, this is because the pressure for closing the pad comes from the center of the cup.

[@adamc7065]

Definitely will be using these on my old purple LA Sax that repair people and collegiates sneer at! #neosaxpads

[@andisaxophone]

Have you tried them? I am thinking of buying a set for an older saxophone that has some sentimental value. It's a good sax, but a full overhaul would be far more than the sax is worth. It played great when the pads were good, so I am thinking of trying to replace some of the pads myself with this.

[@canhakguder3166]

#NeoSaxPads would like to put my both tenor and alto sax

[@MusicMediccom]

Thank you! We've got sets and individual pads available here: www.musicmedic.com/mainpads/saxophone-pads/individual-saxophone-pads/neo-pads.html

[@mchidley1]

#NeoSaxPads

[@manuelsosa5692]

suggestion: the focus of this product should not be saving the technician's time but on the sound and durability of the pad, that the movement of the neopad will be for many years and that the player no longer returns to the traditional pad

[@MusicMediccom]

There are advantages for both the player and the technician with the Neo pads. Because the outer materials of leather and plastic reso are the same as a traditional pad, the sound is the same. Durability is also not as critical when comparing because the outer materials are the same as traditional pads. The fact that Technicians will save time during installation is a HUGE benefit, one that will also benefit the player, since the technician will have more time for key work and set up, and the final product will be that much better for the player.

[@johnbutler6883]

Anyone remember the old "floating pad" that Selmer used on Bundy saxes 45 years ago? Weren't they called "Adjust-o-pads"? #NeoSaxPads

[@MusicMediccom]

Yes! We talked about these in an article about early versions of the floating pad: www.musicmedic.com/working-with-neo-pads-the-world-s-best-self-leveling-pad

[@davidchapman3227]

Q.1: The three spud heights are useful, but for exact regulation do I still need to adjust linked keys by adjusting pad height using the materials (generally cork) between and on those linkages? This regulation is generally skilled work for which the majority of owners employ a qualified technician when having traditional pads installed and perhaps not something the home DIY tech can carry out competently even with Neo pads. Do you agree? In view of the Neo price being double the traditional pad price, yet I still have to have a tech install them, is there really any advantage for the keen amateur? I ask this as it seems this video is aimed at the unskilled home sax owner as well as trained techs. Q.2: As the plastic spud ball is pushed through a smaller hole in the plastic pad and home into its socket, in order to retain the ball, what makes the ball secure in its looser socket? Is the ball held inside the pad by some spring mechanism? If this ball retention loosens, made worse by wear over time, will it cause the pad to wobble around in playing meaning it may have to self-level every time a pad closes? Also, if the ball and socket are fairly loose, when a pad closes it might move upwards slightly giving a double-action to the feel under the player's fingers. Similarly, when a key lifts, the cup may lift first, then the gap between ball and socket will be taken up, and finally the pad itself will lift. On both closing and opening, is a very slight delay likely which then gets worse over time?

[@MusicMediccom]

Thanks for your questions! We'll try to answer in order: 1: Yes, you will definitely need to adjust linked keys with materials to remove pad timing leaks. And yes, removing timing leaks takes the skill and experience that professional technicians have. These pads are meant for technicians to install and enjoy the benefits of reduced padding time. However, because these pads remove the most difficult aspect of padding from the job, this will allow the emerging technician to have more success sooner. It's one of those win win win situations. Players win because their horns respond better for longer, technicians win because they can focus their skilled time on the more difficult aspects of repair and achieve better results for players, and amateurs win because they can enter the trade and achieve a modicum of success early on, which (we hope) will give them encouragement to acquire more skills and perhaps enter the trade as a professional in the future. 2. The ball and socket are engineered parts that have tolerances to keep the friction consistent and the pad functioning for the long term. We have found in our testing that the ball and socket don't wear like a traditional ball and socket, because once the pad is in position it stays there, instead of constantly moving. This is also due to the pressure to close the pad coming from the center. So we haven't seen the mechanism wear in the same way as you would assume with this type of joint, so no, we haven't seen it closing inconsistently or causing a delay over time. What we have found in general, is that the materials wear out first before the pads. And finally, if you're thinking about it this much (which is awesome) it would be a great idea to order a couple pads and give them a try so you can see them install/work/wear/last in person and share your thoughts about them with the community. We'd love that!

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