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Re: Wax and octave vents

Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-07-26 20:28

Regardles of what some people may think, it's always best to seal them in with wax or grease as this ensures an airtight seal, and there are far less problems with ones that seal well rather than ones that can leak. A leak in the area of the 8ve vents is nearly as bad as the 8ve keys remaining very slightly open.

As wax has to be melted, it's not ideal to use on plastic bodied oboes where the risk of melting the plastic is high, so cork grease is much better in this instance. Less harm will come to wooden oboes as wood won't melt, so the 8ve inserts can be put in while hot and the wax still liquid, or heated up while in situ to melt the wax if it has already hardened.

But you can use cork grease to seal 8ve inserts on wooden oboes if you don't have any beeswax or any means of heating them up.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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