Klarinet Archive - Posting 000193.txt from 2007/10

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:35:06 -0400

Commercial aircraft holds are not any colder than the passenger area.

They are climate controlled as is the rest of the aircraft.

Forest Aten

> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Huba [mailto:ghuba@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:08 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
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> Hi Omar,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> George
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: doctorsprod@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:37 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
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> Dear Karl,
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> 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.
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> Best regards,
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> Omar
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> 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
> FAX 1-770-488-4255
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