Klarinet Archive - Posting 000123.txt from 1997/07

From: "Michael D. Moors" <mdmoors@-----.us>
Subj: Re: mouthpiece cork
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 21:31:43 -0400

Clare and others,

A safe way to sand the cork evenly is to take a piece of fine sandpaper and
cut it so you have a strip the width of the cork. Wrap the strip ALL of
the way around the circumference of the cork (so all of the cork is in
contact with the sandpaper at the same time). Slowly and carefully turn
the sandpaper on the cork, keeping it wrapped around the entire cork the
whole time. Frequently check for a good fit.

Have a great 4th!

Mike Moors

At 09:29 AM 7/4/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I believe that standard practice is to carefully sand the cork down
>evenly. A medium grain sandpaper can be used. My recommendation is to sand
>off only a small amount at a time and keep retrying it so that you don't
>take it down too far and make it too loose. Hope this helps.
>--
>Todd & Lynnette Staley
>email: nette@-----.net
>
>----------
>> From: C Henderson <chenderson@-----.au>
>> To: klarinet digest <klarinet@-----.us>
>> Subject: mouthpiece cork
>> Date: Friday, July 04, 1997 5:13 PM
>>
>> I'm hoping that one of you people with repairing skills will be able to
>help here. I've got a Buffet B13
>> with a slightly swollen cork on the mouthpiece. Is it possible to thin
>it down a little, and if so, how?
>> At the moment it is hard to put the mouthpiece and barrel together.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Clare Henderson <chenderson@-----.au>
>>
>>
>
>

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