Klarinet Archive - Posting 000187.txt from 2007/10

From: X-BakerBotts-MailScanner-tom.henson@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:30:31 -0400

Hi Nancy,

Actually, the Doctor did say that Grenad-Oil and Almond oil are not the
same.=20

Here is an excerpt of the post I made with his comment about almond oil.

"The oil is composed of 97.4 % common fatty acids found in all plant
oils (although Grenadilla oil has a unique and very different
composition of rare fatty acids than most other plant oils like almond
oil, etc.) and 2.6% trace elements and exotic compounds."

He is saying that Almond oil does not match the natural oil found in
Grenadilla and has a very different composition of fatty acids. I think
he is also suggesting that Grenadilla oil is very unique in this sense
when compared to other plant oils like almond.

Tom Henson

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From: eefer@-----.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:32 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood

I never oiled my clarinets until after I bought my Patricola rosewoods.
They have=20

to be oiled every month or so when being constantly played. At the
suggestion of=20

Morrie Backun I used pure, food-grade almond oil. After the first use
on the=20

Patricolas I, too, noticed that "vibrancy" and so, used it on my "68
Buffet R13.=20

Just yesterday I cleaned and lightly oiled the inside of my 4-month-old
Lebanc=20

Symphonie clarinets and mouthpieces (wooden) after a brutal Puccini
opera run. =20

They sound AND feel better today. =20

I haven't tried the Grenad-oil. I'd be interested in knowing if the
good doctor=20

thinks almond oil is equal to the Grenad-oil in performance. It has no
taste, but=20

it does have a faint sweet smell, like almonds.

Nancy (I like clean instruments!)

Nancy Buckman

Orchestra AACC

Opera AACC

Baltimore Flute Choir

Central MD Recorder Society

eefer@-----.com

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