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Re: Oh, the horror - gunk in toneholes

Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2006-01-16 20:29

Alseg:

Do you use cork grease...by the tube/cupfull? No I use very sparingly & I use the Doctor's Doctor Slick. I also use a separate cleaning rag now for the tenons, have done for a while.
Is there any on your hands when you play....like the baseball pitcher who juices the ball? Always clean my hands after greasing.
Is there any in the sockets forming clumps of gunk? None that I've seen. I wipe off any excess I see.
Do you oil the bore such that "Quaker State" knows you by name? Bore gets oiled about once a year, not excessively.

I think that the aforementioned cat leaves hair that gets onto everything, including my swabs. A little cat hair, a little water - recipe for a mess I'm guessing. I'll need to wash the swabs more frequently.

David and tictactux:

Good points. I'll keep that in mind next time we play a duet and she uses my good instrument. She's really quite talented. If only she wouldn't scratch the wood with her claws.....................

I've only run her through the bore a couple times. She tends to catch on the register tube no matter which way she goes so I've had to go back to the silk swab. It's tough to get a stuck cat out of a tree, so to say!! She also tends to get a little perturbed when she pops out the bell so I don't swab with her too often.

MOO,
Matt

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