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Re: Threaded-tenon mouthpiece

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-02-12 14:00

Some people believe the grooves increase the surface area for the cork to go onto, even with contact adhesives - but that's only the case if the underside of the cork is grooved as well which is highly unlikely.

The cork just sits on the top of the peaks so there's less surface area for the cork to adhere to, so I believe when using contact adhesives (Evo-Stik) it's best to have a comletely flat and smooth surface (as well as being degreased) - grooves are indeed unnecessary.

Some B&H clarinets had completely flat tenon recesses, as well as a lot of plastic clarinets.

Does anyone still use shellac for sticking tenon corks on with? I hope not - it's a bugger to remove, and the shellac chippings can get in your eyes when scraping it all off.

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