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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2004-03-26 21:04
Hello all:
The tenon joints on my clarinet do not seem to absorb oil and quickly look dry. Is there any way to force the issue? Is this caused by cork grease sealing the pores? My clarinet has tenon caps. The dry line seems to line up with these. Do they have anything to do with the issue?
TIA,
Matt
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2004-03-27 03:11
One of the world's top exponents on recorder making, a local friend of mine, once told me that a recorder that is saturated with oil, does not play as well. Take that or leave it.
Why, exactly, are you trying to saturate the timber at the tenons?
The main aim of oiling the timber is to attempt to reduce the likelihood of splits. It is very rare for a tenon to split (unless as the result of mishandling.) This is partly because the wall thickness is smaller here.
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Author: contragirl
Date: 2004-03-27 21:37
Anyone happen to know about how much getting tenon caps on an R13 would cost, about?
--CG
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2004-03-28 01:41
I may have misspoke. I'm actually trying to get oil into the female part of the socket. Is this the tenon? Or is this considered the socket? What do we call it?
Anyway the female end does not want to absorb oil. Same questions as before. Is this an issue? It surprised me that it wouldn't.
TIA,
Matt
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Author: cujo
Date: 2004-03-28 02:28
There is not enough oil if it looks dry quickly. Just oil more frequently.
If your instrument does not look very dark you will need to oil much more. *not alot of oil, just more often. Never soak anything made of wood in oil or anything. Just oil it regularly alot throughout the day.
Soaking in oil is only for very extreme cases. Even a badly taken care of instrument should never be soaked.
When oil is brought up to specs it should leave a slight wetness throughout the bore. Dont expect this wetness to show up overnight. Might take 2 or more weeks of oiling throughout the day. And only use regular oiling method. *do not rush this
Most important of all is your climate and frequency of usual oiling.
Hmm I noticed you said it does not absorb but also looks dry. Not absorbing means its wet while looking dry?.....
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