Klarinet Archive - Posting 001544.txt from 1999/01

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bore Oil
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 07:24:58 -0500

This could turn into something boring (or not). Making across the board
statements can be a real bore or put you right on the border between
cracking up and waxing eloquent. The son I bore suggested I use his
valve oil...
<]:o)
Paulette

On Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:58:31 -0600 "Steven J. Goldman M.D."
<gpsc@-----.com> writes:
>OK, now I'm mad!
>
>The need for bore oil is not a myth....period. I don't know about
>clarinets,
>but the wax thing was tried by several wooden flute and recorder
>makers
>years ago, even going so far as to impregnate the wood under vacuum.
>It was
>generally felt to be detrimental to the tone and response and was
>stopped by
>most.
>
>Where do you get off claiming the (correct) use of bore oil is folk
>lore! It
>comes from centuries of hands on experience and experimentation by
>hundreds
>of professional players, just as intelligent and serious as the Laubin
>folks.
>
>The companies you mentioned have their own ideas which I think are
>wrong,
>but which can be debated. However, insulting the understanding and
>intelligence of professionals with perfectly reasonable opinions is
>churlish.
>
>(A heated argument about bore oil! Who would have thunk it.)
>
>Steven Goldman
>Glenview, IL
>
>sjgoldman@-----.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Gustavson [mailto:mgustav@-----.com]
>Sent: Saturday, January 30, 1999 1001
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [kl] Bore Oil
>
>
>STOP THE MYTHS. NEVER use bore oil is the recommendation of Laubin
>Oboe,
>Guy
>Chadash and Buffet (courtesy of Francois Kloc). These people have
>done
>serious
>research on this topic and not following folk lore.....
>
>
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