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Re: Synthetic vs. real cork on tenon joints?

Author: Elkwoman46
Date: 2020-10-02 04:23

Greetings to you all. It has been a long time since I posted. I saw this topic, and I thought I would share what I heard a long time ago about it, and it pertained to me. Due to the internet, some time ago now, I found myself with several clarinets, and someone dear to me made a sturdy clarinet stand with four dowels to hold four clarinets on a wooden platform. I saw on YouTube back then someone had a massive display for many clarinets, and I so desired something like this in small...and then the gift. What I did not realize, is this is not really recommended due to the corks, as in constant use natural corks might not recover and will wear-shrink much faster....causing the clarinet to not hold probably together. And it happened to one of them. I did read somewhere that the synthetic would not do this so readily, so it could be a better option if on a stand and not in the case.

I do not have any synthetic cork, so I really do not even know how it feels or the texture. In my own clarinet repairs, I have made one very successful real cork replacement, and it was indeed a lot of work to get it just right. Also, taking a candle and rubbing the paraffin? on the cork (one time only before cork grease) will help create a barrier between the cork and the cork grease, as I had heard recently that the grease can over much time dissolve the contact cement that holds the cork on the clarinet.

I hope I am not causing contention, as I mean no harm...just sharing what I know/heard on the matter. Let me know if this is false information. Thanks.

Karen MSC

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