Klarinet Archive - Posting 000778.txt from 2000/06

From: Bonnie Davis <bdskees@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Zondas; oiling
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:38:51 -0400

My tech tells me to oil the bore of my 30+ year-old L7
every two to three months, LIGHTLY. I haven't noticed
the oiling changing the sound one way or the other.

--- Claudia Zornow <claudia@-----.com>
wrote:
> The topic of Zonda sub-strength grading came up on
> the list several
> years ago, and Mark Charette posted the chart on
> Sneezy:
>
>
>
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Equipment/Reeds/Zonda.html
>
> About oil: people have been talking about which oil
> to use, but
> I haven't yet seen a good answer about whether
> oiling a clarinet
> bore is desirable. I've heard that it changes the
> sound, and I've
> been reluctant to oil my clarinet because of that.
> In 13 years of
> playing my clarinet (R13) I haven't had a problem.
> Am I tempting
> fate in the form of cracking or some other hideous
> problem, or
> is oiling really optional?
>
> Claudia
>
>
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