Klarinet Archive - Posting 000091.txt from 2009/09

From: Fred <vze2bsbs@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] desert climates?
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:23:23 -0400

I have been sternly told by a top builder/repairman that "oiling
won't do anything to prevent it (a very dry wood clarinet) from cracking"

Fred

At 02:10 PM 9/21/2009, you wrote:
>I have lived here in Las Vegas for a long time and I don't know anyone
>that does anything special or has had any problems. It is changes in
>humidity that have the potential to cause problems, not constant low
>humidity.
>
>Gary
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>Curtis Bennett wrote:
> > I've just recently moved to Phoenix (from Oklahoma), and a fellow
> > clarinet player here was telling me that I should be sure to keep my
> > horn oiled regularly, and she also suggested a sort of humidity insert
> > to keep inside my clarinet while it's in its case, because of the lack
> > of natural humidity here.
> >
> > I wanted to get some expert opinions on this. Is she right, or is she
> > an alarmist?
> >
> >
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