Klarinet Archive - Posting 001066.txt from 1999/09

From: CEField@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet in intensive care
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 09:16:58 -0400

In a message dated 9/29/99 9:59:58 PM, cpaok@-----.net writes:

<<Soak the clarinet in the
special vegetable oil FIRST, then undertake the refinishing .... better to
work with a NON-brittle surface.>>

Although I am a "hobbyist" clarinet repairer and not on the same level as the
professionals who contribute to this list, here's the approach I take. After
disassembling a clarinet that is in the condition you describe (badly
neglected, dried out), I "paint" almond oil inside and outside the instrument
and let it sit for at least a few weeks. Only then do I begin to work on the
clarinet. I buy the almond oil (Tree of Life brand but others should work
well) from a local health food store. To apply the oil, I use paint brushes
and silk swabs reserved only for this purpose.

Cindy

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