Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 2001/12

From: "Patricia Smith" <pattiesmith@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] how often?
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 08:35:26 -0500

Mark B. wrote:

The buffet manufacturers recommend that you don't ever oil the bore....but
that tends to ignite controversy quickly.

Patricia:

I am not concerned about controversy. I am concerned about whether or not
my horn, in which I made financial and personal investment, will continue to
be playable over the long run.

Sometime I will place my small finger (of either hand) into each end of each
part, including the barrels I have, and check for dryness. I believe the
evidence of my own eyes and my own sense of touch more than that of some
person who is not in physical contact with my clarinet and has never seen
it.

For the record, I own a Yamaha YCX 72 Bb (purchased in 1990) and a Buffet
R13 A clarinet (purchased in, I believe 1978 or 1979). They have served me
well. l love these horns and see no reason to replace them with the "flavor
of the month" clarinets. I have a mouthpiece, made by Walter Grabner (hi
Walter!) that works quite well for me and I do not intend to replace that
either. The only things I replace on a fairly regular basis are reeds.
Everyone knows why.

Patricia A. Smith
pattiesmith@-----.net

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