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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2007-08-29 00:43
I have used this grease for a 1 and a half week and it's terrific. I used to use LaVoz or Rico grease in tubes because that is what is available in the only store here in Iceland dealing with winds. I always had to put the grease on maybe like 2-3 times per week because the joints became very stiff and hard to put together.And also the cork is now very dark on my 2 and a half years old Buffet Festival.Now I putted the grease on(1/2 the amount I used to put on with the other brand) and the joints are still smooth and I think that the cork has lighten a bit up.Your grease is much easier to put on it goes on and works in to the cork without me having to rubb it on so(I think it's thinner formula than the traditional cork grease) no mess and cork grease going on to the wood. This product has made my life so much easier. The Doctor get HUGE plus from me. Thank you.
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Author: CEC
Date: 2007-08-29 03:50
Agreed!
Far and away the best cork grease on the market.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2007-08-29 03:53
Great stuff. The synthetic grease is also great. I use it when I need it to be extra slick and last even longer. It is especially good on the mouthpiece cork for those fast mouthpiece changes between Bb and A.
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Author: Wayne
Date: 2007-08-29 04:03
I've been using the Dr's cork grease for a few years now. Wonderful priduct and lasts a very long time. I've also been using his mouthpiece cleaner with very nice results, which reminds me, I need to place an order for more !!
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2007-08-29 13:34
Just remember that the cork is weak and you are strong. Just because the cork goes on easily enough without using cork grease every time, doesn't mean that the cork isn't dry and can easily crack from being dry with the friction.
All of the Doctors products are first rate! He's a great guy too.
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2007-08-29 14:43
Hear, Hear, David.
In the past year, I have ripped 2 tenon corks and one mouthpiece cork, due to my own negligence and laziness.
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: rtmyth
Date: 2007-08-29 15:34
Great stuff, don't leave your clarinet without it. If you do, chapstik works pretty well.
richard smith
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Author: ABerry
Date: 2007-08-29 15:50
Iceland,
You may want to try the Doctor's Cork Life to clean the old grease from the corks, you can see the description at the Doctor's website.
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Author: pdkbach
Date: 2007-08-29 17:23
'GooGone', a citris based cleaner available in drugstores, WalMart or KMart is also very good for cleaning away old cork grease gunk and buildup on tenon corks.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-08-29 17:28
pdkbach wrote:
> 'GooGone', a citris based cleaner available in drugstores,
> WalMart or KMart is also very good for cleaning away old cork
> grease gunk and buildup on tenon corks.
FWIW I use liquid hand soap and a wet old toothbrush. The corks are like new after that. (immediately re-grease them once they've thoroughly dried after that treatment).
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Ben
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2007-08-29 17:38
(Disclaimer - I make Doctor's Products)
Something with a little fine pumice like G0-Jo hand cleaner that many automobile mechanics use is good too. I would use a Q-tip or tooth bruch as Ben suggests with care not to get it on the wood to remove too much of the oil from the wood. This is especially important for the lower tenon because the wood in relative thin at that point and dried wood there is asking for trouble.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2007-08-30 07:17
Just a note... I highly recommend removing all the dried up residue of substandard cork greases before applying quality ones such as the two from Doctors Products (and the synthetic one from Alysyn).
You may find that just removing the sticky residue actually makes the joints assemble more easily even, before you apply more grease. That residue is definitely counterproductive, and in my experience, is eventually responsible for crushing corks, making them too loose.
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