Klarinet Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2005/02

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] loose barrel rings
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 13:15:02 -0500


barrel rings
>
> List,
>
> mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!
> oy, am I a klutz or what?
>
> Also almond oil sound good, I will try it.
> Olive is a little too heavy, but it does soak into the wood so nicely and
> evenly.
>
> Call me obsessive, but isn't there also a way to protect pad when oiling?
> Personally I like to take small pieces of wax paper and place them under a
> closed
> key, this way if any oil does dribble or even migrate toward the pads, the
> wax
> paper will serve sufficiently as a buffer or dam.
>
> All this takes time and care, but as we all undoubtedly know, the more we
> love
> and care of a prized thing, either an old vintage car which we restore, or
> a
> clarinet,
> oboe or basson we adore, it is the time and effort we put into keeping the
> thing
> beautiful and in good working order that is rewarded with longevity.
>
> I will however never dispute that entropy plays a big role in all of this
> too.
> And Murphy's Law is true no matter how well you manage to take care of
> anything.
>
> But I am sorry for ruffling feathers, as a newbie, I just thought I would
> pipe in.
> I am grateful to Aaron and Ormondtoby for their advice.
>
> I will learn from this experience.
>
> Peace,
>
> Rommel
>

Rommel,

Many don't oil at all...and our clarinets have performed beautifully for
decades.

Forest Aten

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