Klarinet Archive - Posting 000203.txt from 2002/07

From: "Joseph H. Fasel" <jhf@-----.gov>
Subj: Re: [kl] cork failure **
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:39:33 -0400

Gotcha. I guess shaping the profile of the cork nicely should help it to
last longer, and turning it on a lathe would be a good way to do that.
And yes, sometimes when you do it yourself, you get what you pay for.

Cheers,
--Joe

On 2002.07.11 14:31 Karl Krelove wrote:
> Well, of course you can. You can do the whole job with a pocket knife, some
> sandpaper, a tube (or bottle) of contact cement and cork.
>
> My only point was that there is a level of craft and skill that a good
> technician builds which, along with the right tools (which *can* include a
> lathe) results in what we are used to seeing as a finished tenon cork. A
> player who does the job once every few years with a knife and sandpaper may
> not be able to produce the same result. If what he or she does produce is
> satisfactory and functional, then there is no argument - it isn't at its
> most basic level a hard job.
>
> Karl Krelove

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