Renewing a cork joint

Sadly the cork on my Olwell has perished at one joint and I want to replace it. Looks like 1 or 1.5mm thick cork.

Its the joint nearest the tuning slide.

Does anyone have experience of replacing cork on a joint?
If so, you got any tips?
(adhesive? cork thickness? do’s and don’ts etc)

Thanks in advance

Boyd

Here, essentially:
http://www.musicmedic.com/info/articles/num_3.html

Note the bevel in fig. 2 & 3.

Straightforward job with a bit of care, as per those instructions.
The blade used for cutting needs to be seriously sharp. I use single sided razor blades off Ebay. They are just sharp enough.

http://www.windplus.net/
are good for all the supplies in this country.
I use Evostick contact adhesive.

Did it for the first time on two of my flutes some time ago according to Hammy Hamilton’s instructions of his DVD “Wooden Flute Maintenance” which I can really recommend as it has a lot of further info too:

Wooden Flute Maintenance DVD

Best, Moritz

Most useful.
Thanks to all responders to my question :slight_smile:



(that’s what this forum is all about, in my opinion…musicians helping fellow musicians)

Boyd