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Re: thumb rest

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-08-12 15:21

If you want extra security, then shape the underside of the wine cork to fit the radius of the joint and glue that to the body as well as having the end radiused to fit and to be glued to the thumbrest.

You'll have far more surface area of the cork bonded to the instrument and also in two planes at right angles to each other, so it won't be easy to accidentally knock it off.

Degrease the joint surface and the thumbrest with alcohol to ensure a successful bond. Same applies with plastic bodied instruments as alcohol won't harm the plastic. Don't use solvents as they can soften and dissolve plastic.

You won't be doing any harm to the joint by doing that as opposed to drilling holes into and fitting screws in there which will need to be filled when it needs to be reverted back to near original form.

By just sticking the cork on with adhesive, it can be removed easily and the only thing to do then is to clean up the joint surface where it was glued to, clean up the thumbrest and attach a thinner piece of cork onto it.

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

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