Klarinet Archive - Posting 000395.txt from 1998/09

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] breaking in my R13
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 18:35:01 -0400

Graeme wrote:
>Regular application of bore oil early in the instrument's life will
help
>prevent the wood fibres absorbing the moisture, and swelling and
contracting
>excessively and unevenly.

However, Francois Kloc of Buffet recommends against oiling the bore of
the new Buffet instruments.
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