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Re: Vaseline

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2005-03-04 01:24

Vaseline seems somehow to reach the glue that holds the cork on, and soften it.

It seems also to damage the cork structure, such that it loses resilience.

Bassoon tenon corks don't have quite the same demands on them that clarinet corks do...

- There is a larger cork area, which means it is less desirable to have significant compression of the cork while the instrument is assembled, otherwise the joints would be too tight to put together.
- Because the tenons are longer, they are less inclined to wobbling. A firmer fit of the cork on a clarinet is usually necessary to stop the centre tenon wobbling.
- Because of the nature of the construction, and the layout of keys, less of a screwing action can be used on a bassoon during assembly.

Because of all the above, the function of cork grease on a bassoon is more for sealing a relatively loose -fitting cork. On a clarinet the cork is usually a much tighter fit in order to contribute to security of the assembly. Because of this tight fit, the main function of the cork grease is to lubricate the cork sufficiently that the instrument can be assembled with reasonable ease, and without damaging the cork.

IMHO

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