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 Re: Cork Grease
Author: Philip Caron 
Date:   2014-12-14 00:04

I agree with David, a minimal amount can spread over the cork and do the job.

What job, did someone ask? No? I'm sure I heard . . .

Well, I think that not only do you want to protect the corks from wear and drying out, you also want to avoid assembling the instrument with rotational binding in the joints. Such binding must add tension, which I think changes for the worse how the instrument vibrates. I've never seen or heard this theory stated elsewhere, it's "original", so beware. But it seems to make sense, and over time I've gotten the subjective impression that my instruments sound better if the corks are properly greased.
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Woodchuck28 2014-12-13 05:10 
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