Klarinet Archive - Posting 001552.txt from 1999/01

From: "Ed Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bore Oil
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 07:25:06 -0500

Richard,
I, too, have noticed the positive effects of [continuous oiling] of old,
dry clarinets. It really does straighten out intonation and response
problema.

Ed Maurey

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> From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Bore Oil
> Date: Saturday, January 30, 1999 5:27 PM
>
> I use an oil formula advocated by Mr. Larry Naylor of Denver, Colorado.
> The concoction is 4 parts high grade olive oil to one part sweet almond
> oil. A few drops of liquid vitamin E is added to keep it from oxidizing
> (going rancid).
>
> I have found that, unlike many petroleum based bore oils, this oil soaks
> much more quickly into the wood. It is hygroscopic, so the wood takes on
> and gives off moisture in a natural way. It "breaths" with seasonal
changes.
>
> I have also noticed that many tuning problems seem to self correct as
> the wood relaxes and returns to a state closer to its originally
> machined dimensions.
>
> One very interesting example that I worked on was an old Selmer English
> horn. The top joint was so warped it looked like a banana. When peering
> into the bore of the upper joint from its bottom end, I could not see to
> the top end where the bocal attaches. With a long period of soaking both
> inside and out the instrument gradually returned to its original and
> strait shape. One obvious side benefit of this what that many keys that
> either had been binding or others that were loose now required much less
> key refitting.
>
> One last thought, and this is not scientific but a rather subjective
> observation. After giving old and very dry clarinets a long, long, drink
> at the ol' watering hole (continuous oiling), not only did their tuning
> improve but so did their tone quality. I realize there are those who
> would argue this point, but I really don't think it is my imagination.
>
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