Klarinet Archive - Posting 001002.txt from 1997/08

From: Noreen Dertinger <Noreen_Dertinger@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Increase your Grease with "Mink Oil"
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 17:20:46 -0400

... any clarinet playing dog owners will probably notice
that their pooches hang around them a lot when they pull
the mink oil out. A dog I had once would get very excited
and follow my father around much more than usual whenever
my father would treat his boots with mink oil. The dog
practically had his snout in my fathers boots. This
particular dog was a border collie / german shepherd mix.

regards,

Noreen
Clarinetist

At 01:34 PM 23/08/97 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-08-22 19:46:38 EDT, Carol wrote:
>
><< Another question: what is cork grease made of?>>
>
>What goes around comes around. A few years back I posted the following to
>Klarinet:
>
>One day I was going thru some of my (now) adult kids' stuff that they had
>left at home and discovered a 3 oz., margarine-sized tub of "Smiling Mink
>Leather Waterproofer" which they had used to waterproof their boots before
>going to winter camps at Yosemite. I opened the tub and was greeted by the
>wonderful smell of commercial grade cork! Three ounces is a virtual lifetime
>supply and I've been using it ever since. Playing C, Bb, A, Bb bass, and
>Eb contra alto clarinets, I use a LOT of cork grease. Trust me, the stuff's
>identical.
>
>The ingredients include: mink oil (I don't think you want to know how they
>extract it), extra fancy beef tallow (which makes the case for possibly using
>candle wax in a homebrew recipe if I correctly remember how the Pilgrims made
>candles), zinc stearate, stabilizer, and "leatherome" (whatever the heck that
>is).
>
>Bottom line: Check out leather waterproofers at your local sporting good
>store. The label notes that the "Original Mink Oil Company" is in Portland,
>Oregon, 97220. Unfortunately the P.O. box number was obliterated.
>
>Don Gross
>La Canada, California
>
>
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