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Author: Steve
Date: 1999-11-12 02:32
WW&BW sells a set of self-stick, synthetic cork strips for clarinet tenon joints. Has anyone tried these? If so, any tips on applying them?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-11-12 02:39
I find the syntetic cork (valentino) doesn't sand well and the glue on the bumpers too soft - good for emergency repairs, though.
Everyone should have the Valentino self-stick pad kit in their cases, though - they're easy to apply, seal easily, and could be a lifesaver someday.
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Author: Rick2
Date: 1999-11-12 04:55
I never found it necessary to sand the valentino tenon corks. I just think the glue sticks better to the wood than to the cork. They peel off after 6 months and it's a NIGHTMARE getting the adhesive off the horn. I'm currently just using 1/16" cork that I bought at the hardware store and contact cement. Works pretty good.
The valentino key corks I have used with some success though you have to carve it rather than sand it down to size.
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Author: Kimberly Nisius
Date: 1999-11-12 23:29
Rick has found the repairmans way of realy doing the job. Nothing stands up to contact cement and real cork. I would suggest only using the self-adheasive bumper corks, tennon corks, and pads in an emergency. The glue doesn't hold as well, and they tend to be too soft. I find that the student instrument are more and more starting to use the self adheasive corks, and that means that in a year the instrument is in the shop getting corks put on. This is money again spent by parents who may want a quality instrument, not a speedy manufactured instrument.
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-11-12 23:39
I've used the synthetic joint corks to do a Vito. Since I just put them on this summer and this horn doesn't get a lot of use, I don't know how well they will hold up. My objection at this point is purely aesthetic. They are too light in color and don't look right.
Tips: Make sure you do trim the material to fit down inside the groove. If any is on the shoulder, it will be hard to assemble the instrument.
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Author: Rick2
Date: 1999-11-13 04:06
Dee,
I used the Valentino on my Leblanc and it had heavy use. I found the cork failed generally on the open end of the tenon where the other piece slides on. It tended to push the valentino down and bunch it up toward the bottom. I got a few more weeks of use by reapplying the super glue at the seam, but it just prolonged the agony of replacing it. It probably lasted maybe 200 assemblies.
Also, to me the asthetics doesn't make a bit of difference since you can only see it when the horn isn't in use.
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Author: Sara
Date: 1999-11-13 05:16
Thats the word-bumper corks; I posted a question about those the other day. On my festival their not cork but I don't know exactly what there made of, does anyone know?
Sara
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-11-13 13:29
Rick2 wrote:
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... It probably lasted maybe 200 assemblies.
Also, to me the asthetics doesn't make a bit of difference since you can only see it when the horn isn't in use.
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I'll have to see how long it lasts. In the case of this Vito, 200 assemblies will take it through four years or more since this instrument gets used less than once a week.
True aesthestics don't make any difference but it sure looks odd when you open the case.
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