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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 2007/04

From: herb fawcett <herbgosia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] cleaning sticky pads (cork)
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:07:41 -0400

Some have mentioned the use of tranny oil on oboe mechanism. I have used
clock oil on my bassoon keys since Verne Powell recommended it for my wife's
flute back during the Renaissance when we were in Boston. I have used both
Nye clock oil and Dow silicone clock lube, and they both are slick as well
as having a damping effect on the ubiquitous noise of the bassoon hardware.
On the noisier bits where there is no tube, but a cone bearing, I use
silicone lube for fishing reels, as it seems to damp out the noises inherent
in those pieces.
Using a brush dipped in Listerine (or other rinse) will have a good effect
on cleaning the teeth and will leave no residue. Toothpaste is little more
than soap with an abrasive and a foamer in it.
Herb

On 4/7/07 12:46 PM, "Angela Wells" <oneflute1oboe@-----.com> wrote:

> Miriam and List,
>
> I know an oboist who was very diligent about brushing her teeth and rinsing
> well immediately before playing, every single time. A white chalky residue
> started to form on the inside of her oboe. Yep- it was toothpaste. It was a
> case of either too much diligence, or not rinsing quite as thoroughly as she
> thought she was.
>
> The white residue never hindered her playing, and I'm sure an annual visit
> with a bore brush and a little oil would have kept it at bay (not intending
> to start the to-oil-or-not-to-oil debate).
>
> ~Angela
>
>
>
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