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Author: Contragirl
Date: 2000-04-22 17:34
OK, people told me to use bore oil on my lil urface crack problem on my Buffet. But the only oil I have is LeBlanc Bore oil that came with the care kit. Will that work, or should I look for the Apricot or Almond oil?
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Author: Kim
Date: 2000-04-22 20:05
You should not do either. If you do oil the clarinet by yourself, you could over oil and could wind up causing a more serious problem with even more cracks! I suggest that you take your clarinet to a professional and have your clarinet oiled.
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Author: Peter Spriggs
Date: 2000-04-22 20:18
Do not get mixed up between ALMOND OIL & SWEET ALMOND OIL. They are different. The best thing to use is SWEET ALMOND OIL available at pharmacies.
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Author: HTW
Date: 2000-04-23 01:21
I don't really buy this whole thing about getting a professional to oil your clarinet for you. My past teacher, a very succesful clarinetist who knows what she's talking about, tought me how to look after my R13. She told me to lightly moisten a separate swab with bore oil and swipe it through the clarinet 2 or 3 times, no more. Then avoid playing it for 24 hours. And this should be done once every six months, at least where I live. The need probably changes depending on the climate. I've been doing this for years, no problemo. Do you really want to pay someone to swab your clarinet for you? Especially twice a year? I think not. Also, the regular bore oil is fine.
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-04-23 05:57
I recommend that you run your swab through the barrel first, to test the swab for too much oil. This has the smallest bore so if you have to much oil on your swab, it will scrape off most of it and ooze all over you fingers and clothes rather than on the pads on the other sections. Getting the oil on the pads must be avoided. When you swab the upper and lower sections, try to hold them in such a manner as to lessen the chance of oil running through the ports and onto the pads. Oil runs down hill but can ooze to the side if the swab has too much oil on it. Since wood comes from (naturaly) a tree, I prefer an oil that comes from a tree. Some of the bore oils sold on the market out there are petroleum based, and I have seen wood dammaged by petroleum oils.
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Author: James
Date: 2000-04-25 01:35
Also remember that you should not use the same swab for your bore oil that you use for regular swabing. If you do use the same one, your swab will not soak up the water as well as it should (remember that water and oil do not mix). I teach my students to oil their instruments and I tell them to do it during the Christmas Holidays and when school is out for the summer because they can remember those times easily. I also tell them not to use too much so that it gets on the pads. I also tell them to oil the large areas of the outside of the instrument that are not covered with keys being careful not to get oil on hte keys and pads (I demonstrate). Then they should let is sit for a day. The wood will absorb all it needs and no more. They should wipe any extra off the outside. Kids can do this if they are shown properly and told how important it is. I have them do it in class the first time all together.
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