Rico RCRKGR01 Cork Grease

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I have seen many of my friends using lanolin oil instead of cork grease, and the quality and sustainability of the instrument are satisfactory. Every clarinet player needs a cork grease. While you can make your own cork grease at home, it is not practical for all. Here are a few product recommendations based on my personal use. 1) Vandoren CG100B Clarinet Cork Grease If you have a beginner clarinet player at your home, you need to gift them this clarinet care and cleaning kit from Monster Oil. It is good to teach the newbie the perfect way to maintain the clarinet during the early stages. This will last longer. Traditionally, tallow and lanolin were used in making cork grease but many folks don’t like using animal products. Lanolin is the waxy excretion from sheep and tallow is rendered sheep fat. Typically petroleum jelly (like Vaseline), lip balm, and lanolin are used as cork grease alternatives. You can also make your own cork grease with bee’s wax and a plant-based oil like coconut oil, or from tallow and lanolin. A good cork grease will both preserve and lubricate the cork but not harm your instrument. Both petroleum jelly and lip balm can be harmful to your instrument so these alternatives may not be a good idea.

Specially made tone hole cleaners can be used for maintenance of the tone holes. The core of a tone hole cleaner is made of wire, while the surface is covered with a soft fabric such as chenille. It can be bent into an easy-to-use shape, and inserted into the interior of the instrument via the tone hole. If used on the interior edges of tone holes in the body of a woodwind instrument, fine dust can easily be collected, and it is good to pay particular attention to cleaning these areas.Now, you only need a little bit to get good results. If you use too much grease, you could make it slippery. The inside of the piccolo headjoint may get too greasy, and it won’t stay in place. Blend these by melting in a saucepan at a low heat until they are fully liquid. Mix together and poor into jars or other heat resistant containers. Once they cool down, the mixture will solidify into a good consistency. See my clarinets damaged cork below: What happens when you don’t grease your clarinet corks! Great Alternatives To Cork Grease For cork grease that comes in a flatter pallet, you can use your finger to dab a bit of grease. Then, rub your finger on the cork so that the grease gets on it.

Now, the good news is that this can be very easily avoided by using a sanitiser spray regularly. There are several on the market currently, but many of them contain harmful chemicals and toxins – which ideally shouldn’t go anywhere near your mouth. You may also want to use the grease on a new (or new-to-you) piccolo. Especially for new piccolos, the cork may not have had much (or any) grease applied to it. In this case, the moisture stays longer and does not need you to grease each time. However, do not let it go loose by applying too much grease to the clarinet. For a used clarinet Cork grease is a vital tool for most (though not all) piccolo models. Before you toss the tube that came with your piccolo, consider why it’s so important and how to use it. Let’s say you’re out of cork grease. Lip balm looks similar so can you use it on your clarinet or saxophone cork? Does Vaseline work? There’s actually quite a few different alternatives to cork grease but most of them shouldn’t be used on your instrument.Part of breaking in a new piccolo can involve adding a bit more grease than you otherwise would. That way, you can keep the cork in good condition along with the rest of your instrument. If you just got a piccolo, you may wonder what the tube of grease is in the case. What is cork grease and how can it help you with your piccolo? It is incredibly important to remove the moisture from inside of your clarinet every time you’ve finished playing. The most effective way to do this is to use a swab or pull-through. For organic oils, they could go bad over time as well, leaving an unpleasant odor. You don’t want rancid oil on your instrument. Other possible alternatives to cork grease

We advise that you don’t use the swab to dry your mouthpiece, as pulling it through can change it’s surface, therefore change the sound. Some of the unscented and unflavored lip balms may work pretty well as an alternative to cork grease though. These balms may be made from some of the same ingredients as cork grease including bee’s wax, natural plant oils, and other natural extracts.If you are new to lanolin-based cork grease, it might take time to get used to this consistency. Otherwise, this is a must-buy for each clarinet player. 3) Cork Grease for Woodwind Instrument Cork grease is made for instruments and not for your lips. Depending on the cork grease, it may have ingredients that your lips are sensitive to or are allergic too. It’s just not worth it! Vandoren is one of the top brands for woodwind accessories, so it makes sense that they would make a good cork grease. The grease is supposedly for clarinets, but it works on any woodwind. Rico While cork grease is a great lubricant for your clarinet, there is a constant search among players for alternatives to it. Are there alternatives? Do they work the same way as a cork grease?