Klarinet Archive - Posting 000307.txt from 2006/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] cork grease
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:12:04 -0500

At 09:49 AM 1/30/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>I wrote,
> >Most of the cork damage I've seen looked as
> >if it came from deterioration of the cork
> >itself. I've never thought the cork grease
> >had anything to do with the deterioration. I've
> >never seen an intact cork simply come unglued.
>
>Bill Hausmann wrote,
> >>I have seen it numerous times. The corks were
> >>completely saturated with grease, but otherwise
> >>intact.
>
>Since Bill Hausmann has probably repaired more clarinets than I've seen in
>my lifetime, I defer to his observation. However, since acetone is the
>only effective solvent I've found for contact cement, I do wonder whether
>the glue let grease under it because it was damaged (cracked from the cork
>pulling back and forth over the years), or the wrong kind of glue, or not
>applied properly.

The grease does not affect the glue, except to make it lose its grip on the
grease-soaked cork. It still sticks to the clarinet TENON just fine!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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