Where to get a new tuning cork?

Irish Flute
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Sorry if this has been asked before. I couldn’t find it on a search.

I have a delrin Seery that needs a new tuning (head) cork. Where can I get a replacement?

Thanks!

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ye ol’ wine store?

it’ll take a bit of sanding though

if ya over sand you can do the thread wrap trick to bring it back to spec.

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I’ve been using those newer, kinda rubbery corks that come in wine bottles. If you remove your barrel and take your tuning slid apart, it is excellent for cutting the cork down to the correct size. All I do is push and turn until I get it deep enough, then I take it out and use a knife to cut off the offcut. Hard to describe, but easy to do. Takes about 5 minutes. This doesn’t work on real cork, though. It works best if you use the barrel from the flute you’re re-corking, but others work too…

Pat

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:tomato: ah, yes…I did see synthetic corks back when they began to become popular.

I should take up drinking again, I’ve missed so much.

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Thanks for the replies.

So, it’s a DIY thing rather than ordering a pre-made one?

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Or, you could contact Desi Seery. But he’d probably just make one himself. So,…yes.

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There are old threads on this… somewhere (can’t find it myself right now! - use the Search function on my username and appropriate keywords and you’ll find various mentions I’ve made of it) I’ve written a detailed description of how I use plastic wine corks and heat protruding male (head) part of the liner tube/tuning slide to melt-cut them to a snug fit. Jon Cornia has a nice sequence of photos on his Facebook page showing how he turns down a natural cork wine cork (new or recycled) to make a stopper.

You can’t (so far as I have been able to discover) buy ready-made stopper corks from instrument shops etc. for simple system flutes as you can for Bohm ones, and the latter are too narrow at 17mm and have a hole right through them, so you have little choice but to have a go yourself or contact a maker. Just possibly a music shop repair person might be able to make one up for you - but most such folk would just be mystified and say they had nothing in stock that would serve.

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If you drink, the great joy is not only will your instrument have a new cork and sound grand…but you get to enjoy the “fruits” of your labor.

I’ve used natural and synthetic cork, both work well.

Eric

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I can send one to you if you like. I bought a 1000 new champagne corks, still have a few left… :boggle: :astonished: