BG France A65S Pad Cleaner Saxophone

Most of saxophone players complain about sticky pads, pads of the upper part of the instrument that don't last longer.

Solution?
Keep you pad clean.

This little "device" is really helpful for the purporse.

It's particulary useful for cleaning the "always closed" pads, like high D/Eb/F/F# (if you have the high F# on your instrument), G# (traditionally sticky), Ta/Tc pads, alt F#, low Eb and low C#.

Put the pad cleaner between the tone hole and the pad, close the pad firmly against the tone hole... strip the pad cleaner out: it removes the accumulated spit and the dirt.
No more sticky pads and longer life for you pads.


Can't see CONS... you just have to practice a little, then for cleaning all the "always closed pads" you take not more than 30/40 seconds.

Since I stopped smoking, (pat on the back, thank you) there is a shortage of fresh cigarette papers.
Sax players use them to dry sticky pads in case you didn't get it.
Now that I saw this pad cleaner, bought it and used it on my horns, I no longer need to pry loose those rizla's that tend to glue together after a while.
This bit of cloth does a great job!
Very happy to have it and will get another one to put in the alto case.
The only cons are, that it is very big for an alto, but I will get the scissors out one day and tailor it to size.
Also, it does seem a little flimsy, but so far there have been no rips in the fabric.
Maybe I'll get an extra one just in case, as they are not expensive.