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Author: Marshall
Date: 2002-07-22 21:08
I recently purchased a Selmer wooden clarinet for my daughter, and a Buffet for myself. The Selmer presents a series of procedures to go through for oiling the bore over an extended period of months, where the Buffet literature states that no oiling is necessary. Is it necessary to do all the oiling on the Selmer? Also, should I oil the Buffet anyway on an occasional basis?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-07-23 02:40
While oiling the Buffet won't void the warrantee (I checked w/ Francois Kloc on this a long time back), it isn't necessary.
I would do what each manufacturer recommends, personally.
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Author: Benny
Date: 2002-07-23 04:23
Bore oiling is a controversial subject. I do not oil the bore on my R-13, and my teachers do not oil their clarinets' bores either. If you're looking for some more info on this, you could search the BBoard for bore oiling.
Benny
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Author: george
Date: 2002-07-23 12:51
From all I have seen on this site regarding oiling, I conclude that whether or not to oil your clarinet is essentially a religious decision.
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-07-23 15:12
Personally I don't understand the logic of non-oiling wood clarinets. I can understand Buffet saying it is not necessary to oil a new horn...but I don't think they say never to oil it. I notice that after playing, my mouthpiece contains some deposit on the sides. I can also always see "liquid" in the bore of the horn and I would bet that not all of it is condensation. For one thing I am inclined to believe that oiling helps to keep the bore clean of saliva generated deposits...notice the key word "helps". Personally I am not reluctant to do a swab with a water based liquid from time to time either but I quickly do a dry swab and finish with oil.
But,please understand, I'm from the school that believes that all wood that is not coated with a moisture repellant such as varnish or polyurethane should be "oiled" periodically. This school teaches also that if a wood clarinet is going to crack it will crack within a few years of being manufactured and after that you can quit worrying about it. Now...what oil to use.....
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2002-07-24 01:21
I'll lay off this one except to say that the body of scientific and anecdotal evidence is mounting on the side of oiling - partially due to the ever increasing level of poorly tempered-aged grenadilla wood and the very quality of the wood used.
The Doctor
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-07-24 04:44
And that is probably the most scientifically backed 'belief' in the marketplace.
But I have seen instruments in a very sad state because they have been regularly drenched with oil. For one thing, they have become far heavier, and the sound - well....
If you want to oil, do it Omar's way. Appropriate oil treatment to buffer moisture levels is very different from clogging the timber with to repel all moisture, while at the same time developing a ramncid smell for the instrument and oil-drenched pads that go brittle.
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