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RE: corks

Author: J. Butler
Date: 2000-08-31 01:39

Valentino makes a synthetic material for corks and there is actually a "synthetic" cork on the market. I don't particularly care for it. Some of the manufacturers are using it on their entry level clarinet joints. With the price of cork going "sky high" I believe you are going to see more of it in repair work. I believe cork is more expensive than gold per ounce! Okay, okay, maybe not that much. A sheet of 4"x12" of premium grade 3/64ths cork (tenon cork) costs your friendly repair technician or music store about $14 US. It is to the point that suppliers are putting in their catalogs "call for current price" due to the daily fluctuations.

J. Butler

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