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Re: Clear enamel for tone holes and tenons

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2007-09-01 11:59

When I line toneholes I usually use very thin sheet cork, which of course can be easily sanded after gluing-in. After it's sanded to the final dimensions, one can use a black permanent marker to color the cork surface black to blend it into the tonehole, cosmetically-speaking. And if moisture absorption by the cork is a concern it can be coated with nail polish.

I don't use nail polish alone to adjust toneholes because IMHO it takes too many layers of the stuff to build up enough thickness to make an appreciable difference (except on instruments such as oboe which have tiny little toneholes and are extremely sensitive to tonehole diameter).

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