[ Ref 100124 MMDigest, Aeolian Free-Reed Clarinet Pipes

Hi all, I remember Chatterton's compound and still have some in my
workshop.  It's black and candle-like in shape and can be melted with
a hot flame or a soldering iron.  I would have described it as a stick
of tar or pitch, but would guess it had other additives included.  It
is also highly flammable and care has to be exercised in the presence
of a naked flame.

Chatterton's compound was used predominantly for attaching loads or
weights to reed tongues for voicing purposes, although it did have some
other applications like gluing leather buttons to tap wires where the
set adjustment was not to be lost.  It could also be found sealing some
metal components in metal to wood applications.

Paul Camps