Klarinet Archive - Posting 000740.txt from 1997/04

From: Ronald Saska <rsaska@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Cork cement -- need a testimonial
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:50:41 -0400

Many of the folks (if not all) use contact cement these days. If you
clean the tenon prior to applying the cement, I think you will find that
it will hold fairly well. It also comes off with "reasonable ease".

Ron Saska
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, Alabama 36265
rsaska@-----.edu

On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Oliver Seely wrote:

> I do all of my own cork replacement but I've never hit on a cement that is
> particularly satisfying. The stuff that gives the tightest, longest joint,
> for me
> at least, is epoxy but scraping off the old stuff in between changes is a real
> pain. It seems to like to bond at the molecular level and just doesn't want
> to let go after it sets. The stuff which is sold routinely for cementing joint
> corks is what appears to be a concentrated shellac. I've had varying results
> with that. The worst stuff I ever used is hardening automobile gasket cement.
> Some kind of gritty powder is added to it, maybe diatomaceous earth which
> reduces its adhesive properties. Anyone want to give me a testimonial?
>
> Oliver
>
>