Klarinet Archive - Posting 001038.txt from 1997/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Selmer Cork grease
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 22:16:27 -0400

At 09:14 PM 8/24/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I only wish I had the same experience: Try comparing the Selmer to Micro,
>Leblanc, Vandoren, Buffet on a Sax neck, and you'll see what I mean. The
>stuff doesn't absorb into the cork well. Not from the same vat, but it's
>own special blend..... ( I do think the others come from the same vat.)
>I liked Abe Galper's grease story.
>D.B.
>
I agree the Selmer does not absorb well, or else it quickly evaporates
again. And it melts in the tube if you get it at all warm. That's why I
like Micro better. I just don't currently have a supplier, so I have to
make do. That's why I want to try the homebrew. Or one of the homebrews!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.