Klarinet Archive - Posting 000812.txt from 1998/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: dental floss on corks
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 18:47:25 -0500

At 10:10 AM 1/19/98 EST, Anne Vacca wrote:
>Hi-
>
>I was just wondering...has anyone ever had a cork fall off or shrink for some
>reason and then wrapped with dental floss (waxed)?? It seems like it would
>work as sometimes bassoonists wrap their tenons with dental floss. Just
>wondering if anyone out there has done this before.
>
Haven't actually tried it, but I know it is a standard emergency repair
technique, mentioned in my repair manual. It's easy enough to keep a small
supply in the repair kit. Corks, like pads, only fall off 20 minutes
before performances.

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