Klarinet Archive - Posting 000626.txt from 2004/03

From: ormondtoby@------.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: RE: [kl] [clarinet] Lipstick and mp
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:48:24 -0500

Nancy Buckman wrote:

> According to the newest repair god, lanolin is
> bad for your clarinet. I have removed it from
> my home-brewed cork grease along with the
> beeswax that I used to help thicken it up.

What's wrong with it? (reply off list if you wish) I've heard of
solvent-based greases dryng out the cork, but I've used lanolin for many
years and never noticed a problem?