Klarinet Archive - Posting 000233.txt from 1994/04

From: "Roger J. Shilcock" <mlfl@-----.UK>
Subj: cracks 'n' oil
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 03:48:04 -0400

Dear John Webster, etc.
The late great Ted Planas gave a talk once to the Clarinet & Saxophone Society
on Buffet's manufacturing secrets, in which he mentioned that Buffet clarinets
are all impregnated with oil under pressure, and so are "pre-oiled" by the
time a player gets at them. Subsequent oiling can only have minimal impact. The
best precautions against cracks are avoiding sudden temperature and humidity
changes, as previously discussed on this list.
Roger Shilcock [MLFL, The Other Place, UK]
(P. S. Other manufacturers may do likewise, but I have no specific info)