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Author: m1964
Date: 2026-08-15 20:13
I need to re-attach a name plate to a Tosca. It just fell off.
Should I use superglue or contact cement? I believe both will do the job, is one better than other for this specific task?
Also, does anyone know what adhesive Buffet uses for these plates?
I understand the mating surfaces need to be cleaned well.
Thanks
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2026-08-15 22:35
I usually superglue them back in and fill any gaps around them with more superglue, black tinted superglue or hard black wax. You can always use black tinted epoxy if you want to wait an entire lifetime for it to fully harden (and 30+ minutes is an entire lifetime to some lifeforms).
It definitely helps to soft solder a short brass sprue or a short nickel silver wood screw to the back of the badge and drill a corresponding blind hole in the recess for the sprue/screw to fit into (which doesn't have to be the exact same size) so they stay put better once glued in, just as Buffet have been doing on the cast oval badges they've used on clarinets since the late '90s.
They can still drop out even when the sprue is left on (and often cut too short), so it helps a lot to nick or nip the sides of the sprue with wire cutters to roughen it up. Earlier stamped silver plated brass Prestige badges from the '80s were completely smooth on the back and could drop off and get lost without any warning.
If you've lost any of the red lettering in the Tosca badge, use car touch up paint to redo it. You could also use red permanent marker.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2026-08-16 00:20)
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Author: m1964
Date: 2026-08-16 01:53
Years ago, I had a brand-new Prestige. After about six months, the lower tenon cork simply fell off the tenon. It had been attached with one drop of glue—literally, just one drop placed at the cork seam.
Interestingly, a few days before that happened, I watched a Buffet YouTube video showing the manufacturing process. In the video, the lower joint was being slowly rotated by a machine while glue was applied with a brush as the tenon turned. It looked very nice.
There was nothing like that on my clarinet. When the cork came off, I found that there was virtually no glue on the tenon except for that one drop. Must have been done Friday afternoon.
However, it was a very good instrument and played well.
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Author: m1964
Date: 2026-08-16 17:46
Hi Clarnibass,
Could you, please, tell me which epoxy you use?
thanks
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