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Re: filler material for tuning?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-05-12 11:55

Sealing wax is the same as stick shellac, and is too brittle for this application. You want something waxy (but not sticky) that can be worked on easily and shellac will tend to shatter and won't stick unless it's at a high temperature.

Hard wax will have a much lower melting point and will also stick better to the inside of the tonehole once molten. It can be removed by scraping with a wooden stick and then remainder cleaned off with solvents on a cotton bud - but don't use solvents on plastic instruments and be cautious when using hot wax on plastic instruments as the melting points of hard wax and some plastics are very similar.

My Series 9 A clarinet had some of the tonehole chimneys tuned with red sealing wax - it looked amateurish.

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

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