Klarinet Archive - Posting 000195.txt from 1996/05
From: Steve Prescott <mipresc@-----.EDU> Subj: Re: Oiling query Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 10:26:39 -0400
Steve Fowler wrote in response to Lynn's oiling query:
>
>If you are up to it, take the instrument entirely apart and soak the
>inside and outside with a good bore oil, preferably Naylor's.
>Continue to oil it daily until no more oil is absorbed into the wood.
>
>Let the instrument sit for about a week. Afterwards, you will be able
>to wipe off any residual oil, swab the inside well, and put the
>instrument back together again. I do this with nearly every clarinet
>that comes into the shop, and it makes a _big_ difference! It brings
>the instrument back to life!
>
>If you are unsure about what you are doing, take or send the clarinet
>to a good repair shop. They will know what to do.
>
>later,
>
>Steve
Steve,
I think, here, I have to disagree with you (somewhat). I know I've said in
the past that oil will only soak into the wood (appreciably) at the end
grain. OK, here's where I'll contradict myself. Occasionally wood does
get "thirsty" and will soak up a great deal of oil. Occasionally, I soak
up a great deal of beer...this is not necessarily good. Oiling a "thirsty"
piece of wood is definitely a good idea, though I think too much is
detrimental. The wood will become heavier than a Recital Series Selmer. I
say oil the wood inside and out by painting the oil on and letting it dry.
Wax and buff the wood to seal the grain and allow it to retain the oil.
A different point of view,
Steve.
Steve Prescott
Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
Indiana State University
mipresc@-----.edu
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