Klarinet Archive - Posting 001260.txt from 1998/05

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:Signet & Resonite
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:09:43 -0400

Mark A. Bradley wrote:

> Bill,
>
> ... It is harder to pull out to tune, as the cork gets looser towards the
> ends, so maybe I should see it repaired. Is it normal to have your
> corks repaired after a year of use? (I do use it a lot)

I can't say if it is normal or not, but at the end of the summer, I usually
have to get a new cork on at least one joint or another. I live in a house
that is not airconditioned and the glue can soften a bit sometimes when the
temperature heads up into the upper nineties and beyond. So if a cork
was a bit snug, the weakened glue and the repeated assembly/disassembly
can cause the cork to come off.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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