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Re: Tenon binding

Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2015-02-08 04:43

This is usually a Buffet thing. I believe that tenons expand with some forms of cork grease. I talked to someone else at Buffet who dismissed the idea. But I know they can swell with some treatments. I had a customer who was given two older Selmer professional clarinets. There was already Vaseline (petroleum jelly)in the case so he used it as cork grease. The tenons had swelled so much it could hardly be assembled. When I was at repair school (many years ago), I overhauled my old Thibouville. First, I shrank the socket rings so they were snug. Then I gave it an oil immersion bath (something I haven't done since). You guessed it, binding tenons.

I now sell cork grease that is much "stiffer" than average. Micro is good as well, but not many wholesalers carry it. Maybe Omar can chime in.

Steve Ocone

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