Klarinet Archive - Posting 000386.txt from 1996/04

From: "I. E. Pearson" <MUP95IEP%Sheffield.ac.uk@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Re: Oiling regularity
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 13:47:44 -0400

Whilst we're on the topic of oiling I have a question. I have a pair of
6-keyed boxwood clarinets made in 1994 which I used to oil about every four
months. Since moving to England six months ago, from the east coast of
Australia, I have oiled them once. Last November I noticed a 17mm crack in
the top joint of the Bb which was probably the instrument's reaction to my
practising it in cold rooms. At least now I am careful to leave the
instrument to adjust to the room's temperature before I start. How often do
you seasoned 'northern hemisphere dwellers' oil your clarinets? What about
boxwood instruments?

Thanks and best wishes,
Ingrid Elizabeth

I. E. Pearson
Research Student
Department of Music
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
SHEFFIELD S10 2TN
U.K.