Klarinet Archive - Posting 000628.txt from 1998/10

From: "Doug Sears" <dsears@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cork pads
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 18:25:38 -0400

After the glue has set, if the seal isn't perfect, do you sand the cork or
remelt the glue?

--Doug
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Doug Sears dsears@-----.org/~dsears

Graeme Cox wrote:
>You can buy pre-cut cork pads that look as if they have been stamped out of
>cork sheet. Or you can buy your own cork sheet of various thicknesses and
>cut out your own pads. I have an old set of circular hand punches that do a
>good job. Or you can make the smaller pads from any pieces of cork that
>come to hand, but you must be careful to select material that looks of good
>quality. For larger pads, using sheet seems a better option, but I have
>found that it can be really difficult to get large cork pads to seal. Many
>oboes use cork on the upper joint, but mostly for the keys that are closed
>by finger pressure and also the small register keys.
>
>Experimenting and learning is much more fun than relying on a repair shop!

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