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Re: to tight corks

Author: Chris P
Date: 2020-03-20 10:42

As it's a wooden B&H, binding tenons aren't likely to be an issue as they're usually a very sloppy fit on them. The middle tenon on most '60s wooden B&H clarinets is particularly poor as they use the same width slot on all the tenons, therefore leaving no tenon ring at the shoulder which causes the joints to wobble as there's no solid support.

Was natural cork used or have they fitted synthetic tenon corks of some or other description? I've seen tech cork used which has far less give in it which is fine for some applications, but not for tenon corks as it will be a very tight fit to start with, but will compress and not recover leaving things very loose. Natural cork is best for tenon corks.

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

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