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Re: Corks coming loose

Author: Chris P
Date: 2017-08-20 16:10

Alcohol is hardly going to harm plastic if it's only wiped on to degrease the tenon slots - I've never seen any clarinet tenons suddenly break off as a result of being degreased using alcohol. If anything, alcohol is the best degreaser for plastic as solvents will dissolve plastics.

You'll only get a slight blooming of the surface when they're wiped over with alcohol (which is usually the residual adhesive and solvent), but it won't affect the integrity of the plastic at all and tenons wont shatter into a million pieces at the mere whiff of alcohol.

Plus the fact that alcohol is supplied in plastic containers, so it's a complete non issue.

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

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