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 Re: Synthetic vs. real cork on tenon joints?
Author: kdk ★2017
Date:   2020-09-17 20:29

I'm not sure I've ever had synthetic cork on my tenons or been aware of it. Why would it make a difference? I wonder if bassoonists wonder if their instruments sound different when their tenons wrapped with cork or with silk thread?

There might be a difference if the joints seal better with one than the other, but that might depend as much or more on the workmanship of whoever installed the corks.

I guess the answer is that, if you hear a difference, whether or not you're imagining it, then for you there *is* a difference. It isn't unreasonable to make sure your corks are natural cork. There are other reasons (longevity, workability) than the sound quality that repairers here on the BB have said they prefer genuine cork for tenons, so it probably isn't a bad thing to insist on.

Karl
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