Klarinet Archive - Posting 001001.txt from 1997/12

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Clarinet Humidifiers (was Bore Oil)
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 16:45:07 -0500

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From: David B. Niethamer <dnietham@-----.edu>
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 1997 12:44 AM
Subject: Clarinet Humidifiers (was Bore Oil)

>
>A repair tech I used some time ago told me that the DampIts (and other
>variations thereon) were *too* "wet" or damp, and tended to rust springs.
>He recommended orange peels, which I use regularly in the winter. They
>work great, make your case smell nice (if you like the smell of orange),
>and come with a good piece of fruit in the middle!!
>
>David Niethamer

Moennig never approved of Dampits either - always recommended orange peels
because, he said, the volatile oils evaporating from the orange peels were
better for the wood than the water from the Dampits. I was never quite sure
that oils were what was actually evaporating, but I most of the time still
use orange peels when the rings on my instruments get loose. On the other
hand, I took a couple of lessons with Harold Wright while he was still
playing in Washington D.C. and I noticed that he was using Dampits, not
fruit.

Karl