Klarinet Archive - Posting 000831.txt from 1998/01

From: Michael Bryant <michael@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: dental floss on corks
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 02:44:32 -0500

For loose cork joints that need emergency treatment
I use a lighted match if available (the cork expands - but the effect is not
permanent)
or Micropore surgical tape, a permeable non-woven surgical
synthetic adhesive tape made in the USA by "3M", 1.25 cm wide

Michael@-----.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: Luanne S. Jacobs <wwplayr@-----.net>
Date: 19 January 1998 18:12
Subject: Re: dental floss on corks

>I have used Teflon tape used for plumbing before and works well. Never
really
>tried dental floss though.
>
>Luanne
>
>AnneVacca 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.
>>
>> Thanks-
>>
>> Anne Vacca
>> Elementary Music Teacher/Band Director
>> Elmira City Schools
>> Elmira, NY
>> AnneVacca@-----.com
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