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Re: New reed adjustment method

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-03-16 23:43

Paul Globus wrote:

> Most clarinet players apply cork grease to, well, the corks.
> Sounds logical and it works but there's a better way. Instead
> of applying grease to the corks, where it can and often does
> seep into the corks and cause them to become unglued, apply it
> to the tenons (there are four: two in the barrel, one in the
> lower joint, and one in the bell). And don't apply it before
> you play, apply it after you've finished playing and before you
> put your instrument away in the case. That way, the next time
> you go to play, your fingers are grease-free.

There are two separate suggestions here that are really unrelated. I apply cork grease to the corks, but often apply it as I'm putting the clarinet away for the reason Paul cites - no greasy fingers the next time I assemble the clarinet.

Greasing the sockets instead of the tenons is a separate issue. I'll take your word for it that you've found it has advantages. I've only had corks come unglued at one point in my 60 years of playing - two tenon corks within a few weeks of each other. It was at a time when I had recently switched to a specific, very popular cork grease from what I had always used previously. I went back to my standby and haven't had a cork come unglued since. I'm not sure I understand why the grease, which will get spread over the corks' surfaces from the socket walls anyway, doesn't eventually do the same damage either way.

Karl

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