Klarinet Archive - Posting 000030.txt from 2004/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] FW: Little Teflon Doughnuts
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 18:35:41 -0500

At 05:05 PM 1/1/2004 -0500, Josh Gardner wrote:
>Kevin,
>Bill and Linda Brannen told me to use of 30 weight motor oil on the
>mechanism after they had overhauled my set. I have noticed that when my
>keys begin to get noisy, the motor oil quiets the mechanism and makes it
>really smooth. Perhaps a little of the motor oil will help your noisy keys.

Even regular key oil will help, but thicker oil can be better. I have some
Selmer rotor oil that comes in a nifty little pin oiler that is very
effective. And of course, it SOUNDS much better than motor oil! ;-)

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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