Hello,
Is there a place that has precut to size cork for flutes and fifes?
Any recommendations?
Where to buy good cork?
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Dragon
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Where to buy good cork?
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All a google search came up with was wine sites....do you have a website you go to to get replacment corks?
Loren wrote:I'd recommend Ernest and Julio Gallo, but I think they switched to screw caps quite some time ago......
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I have a "Harvey's Bristol Cream" on one flute which seems to work pretty well......
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Not a joke... I drink a fair regular bit of wine.
I have a huge ziploc bag full. Just be careful when you pull the cork... don't screw all the the way through and you'll be able to use at least half it.
Sand to shape/fit.
Free corks!
Spanish and Portugese wines often have good corks.
Many synthetics and a lot are going to screwtops but plenty out there.
I have a huge ziploc bag full. Just be careful when you pull the cork... don't screw all the the way through and you'll be able to use at least half it.
Sand to shape/fit.
Free corks!
Spanish and Portugese wines often have good corks.
Many synthetics and a lot are going to screwtops but plenty out there.
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You mean...I am going to have to sand a bit of cork into a nice round shape. Oh. great, I can see myself taking to much off one side then the other side...then the other side... ending up with a cork that could fit a x-mass tree ornament.
Sigh.
Sigh.
Aanvil wrote:Not a joke... I drink a fair regular bit of wine.
I have a huge ziploc bag full. Just be careful when you pull the cork... don't screw all the the way through and you'll be able to use at least half it.
Sand to shape/fit.
Free corks!
Spanish and Portugese wines often have good corks.
Many synthetics and a lot are going to screwtops but plenty out there.
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Good restaurants usually have corks left over from their wine, try asking. Hardware stores often sell corks but they are almost always tapered and are more expensive than free. I still do not understand why corks are used instead of a hard wood plug with a cork wrapping like the Healy fife's “cork”. I have found that when I use cork for other projects that even if it is not perfect in shape, it has a certain give to it and that rolling it with a bit of pressure, much like using a cork press, helps to smooth things out. (I do not know if this would cause unwanted pressure in the long run though.)
Good luck.
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Dragon wrote:You mean...I am going to have to sand a bit of cork into a nice round shape. Oh. great, I can see myself taking to much off one side then the other side...then the other side... ending up with a cork that could fit a x-mass tree ornament.
Sigh.
Yes... that is exactly what Im suggesting. Its already round to start with a its not that hard. Its cork!
Hey now, where is your sense of adventure?
Send it to be repaired if you don't want to fuss with it.
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