Klarinet Archive - Posting 000194.txt from 2007/10

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:01:48 -0400

And that applies to FEDeX and UPS aircraft as well.

Forest

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forest Aten [mailto:forestaten@-----.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 6:35 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] New Product for Oiling Grenadilla Wood
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> Commercial aircraft holds are not any colder than the passenger area.
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> They are climate controlled as is the rest of the aircraft.
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> Forest Aten
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> > -----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
> >
> > 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]
> > 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
> > FAX 1-770-488-4255
> >
> >
> >
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