Ok, so once a year I Oil my wood clarinet. I always follow the instructions by placing wax paper under each pad before oiling and leave them in til morning. And so this morning I came downstairs to clean off the extra oil and then I removed the paper....well on two of my pads, the oil collected by them and the pads soaked up some oil. So do I have to replace those two or what? Thanks!

well, u reckon unless they fall off or dont close properly, they will be fine.

on my old selmer that ive used to three years of marching band, not a single pad has fallen out. and let me tell you my little horn has been through hell.

just hope they still close and dont fall off

happy new year!

The oil on your pads will pick up crud and start to stick. Pipe cleaners and Ronsonol Lighter fluid will clean it off. I think you may be using to much oil. The smallest drop of oil is all it takes.

The smallest drop of oil? What planet are you from. When oiling a wood body, it is appropriate to slather the bodywith oil for days until the wood stops drawing oil.

Oil on pads is not always a bad thing. If your pad is absording oil than it should be replaced, but it is not necessary. To avoid this in the future I would suggest dissassembleing your instrument. Its not as scary as it sounds. keep the right rods with the right keys and hope for hte best. Clarinet is one of the eaisier woodwinds to take apart.

Michael

Thank you everyone for your help!