Klarinet Archive - Posting 000323.txt from 1995/10

From: Laurence Liberson <hardreed@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Question about bore oil
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 10:23:34 -0400

>Another repair person I knew had a small plastic bottle with a needle
>applicator, which he used to apply 10w motor oil! (Yes, to the clarinet
>keys!!) [every 6000 miles!!]
>
>David Niethamer
>

Yeah, that's what Bill Brannen has spoken of for years: 10W-30 motor oil
for the keys. The premise is that since the so-called professional player
is putting his/her instrument through a lot of use (or torture?), that the
heavier oil will last longer and lubricate better.

For me, however,the advantage is in not having to do the work myself -- I
simply drop my clarinets off at the Penzoil 30-Minute Oli Change shop on the
corner once a month!

Larry Liberson
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
hardreed@-----.com

   
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