Klarinet Archive - Posting 000190.txt from 2007/10
From: "George Huba" <ghuba@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:08:03 -0400
Hi Omar,
There is another issue related to oiling that comes up from =
time-to-time;
some argue that over-oiling (and I am not sure exactly how over-oiling =
is
defined) itself can lead to softer wood and a greater probability of =
cracks.
Have you come to any conclusions about what constitutes "over-oiling" =
with
your earlier (Bore Doctor) and new Grenad-oil products and what the =
relative
likelihood of cracking is when using your two oils, almond oil, or =
mineral
oil? From what has been said about relative absorption of the different
oils, I am assuming that one of the reasons you developed the new =
product
was to deal with potential problems of over-oiling and cracking, but I =
do
not think that has been directly stated nor whether you have any data =
that
would suggest that the new oil is more benign if an instrument is
excessively oiled.
One reason that I am raising this over-oiling issue is that I think that =
a
lot of the older clarinets sold on eBay (judging from those I purchase) =
are
excessively oiled by (na=EFve) sellers trying to make the instrument
photograph better for the Internet auction and who have no conception =
that
one can over-oil a clarinet and thus potentially reduce its value. I =
once
received a valuable historical (Mazzeo) clarinet from a seller who said =
in a
letter that accompanied the horn that he had decided that since he was
shipping the clarinet to me via FedEx (air) that he should douse the =
whole
horn with extra oil (yours) in order to protect it from the cold in an
airplane cargo hold and yes, the instrument did arrive in a very greasy
condition with a lot more oil on it than could be easily absorbed. The
clarinet subsequently cracked (cold, excessive oil, prior abuse?) a few
months later, although it fortunately could be fixed relatively easily =
and
well and is a far superior playing horn to other Mazzeo clarinets I own =
that
have no repaired cracks.
George
-----Original Message-----
From: doctorsprod@-----.com]=20
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:37 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
Dear Karl,
Each piece of wood has different oiling needs. In general one should =
not
have to oil a rosewood clarinet more than grenadilla. It depends if the
wood was thoroughly impregnated with oil at the factory or not. My top
joint on my Buffet Vintage needs way more oil than the bottom joint just
because that is what it needs.
Best regards,
Omar
L. Omar Henderson, Ph.D CEO
LBD Corporation - Doctor's Products - www.doctorsprod.com
G-H Corporation - Forte' Instrument Group - www.forteclarinet.com
24 Suffolk Pl. SW
Lilburn, Georgia 30047-5147 U.S.A.
Tel. 1-800-381-0092=20
FAX 1-770-488-4255
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