Klarinet Archive - Posting 000344.txt from 2002/01

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alternative to Cork for Tenons
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 22:32:52 -0500

> From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Alternative to Cork for Tenons
>
> For clarinets, a good temporary fix is to wrap some dental floss around the
> cork. In the old days, it was pretty much standard to use a string wrap
> (heavy thread, really) on tenons rather than cork. This is still common
> for bassoons.

I have also used plumber's Teflon tape in the same way.

Ed

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