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Author: PipeTobacco
Date: 2022-02-08 04:21
I have re-padded and recorded several wooden and plastic clarinets over the years, but I am a bit stymied in my current project:
I acquired a rather beat up “Victory” metal clarinet. This is my first try at refurbishing a metal clarinet. The mouthpiece receiver (metal) detaches from the rest of the horn (which is one piece other than the receiver). The horn doesn’t have a tenon of the sorts like on a wood or plastic beast. Instead it is a “tendon” that is very nearly paper thin. The cork that is on it needs replacing as some is missing….. but it is cork that is paper thin itself….. it seems at MOST 1mm thick and is likely less. I have never seen cork this THIN available anywhere. Any suggestions on where I might find some or what I may do in order to record this?
PipeTobacco
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2022-02-08 04:50
I used 1mm thick sheet cork on the tenon on my Silver King clarinet and then sanded it down so the barrel (which is more like a tuning slide with the mouthpiece socket on the end) achieved a good fit. Similarly with the tuning slide on Buffet Prestige bass clarinet crooks as they too use thin sheet cork on them. Grease the cork well and fit the barrel - the cork will compress.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2022-02-08 05:28
Have you tried 0.4mm cork? Music Medic and other vendors sell it, though it's mostly used for key corks. In the past I've used 0.8mm cork for metal clarinets as well. Best to get a sheet of both as it's very handy to have around when you need it.
-JDbassplayer
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2022-02-08 09:50
Corks 1mm and thinner is available from several instrument repair suppliers. I've had to use thinner than 1mm cork, though it's rare.
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