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Re: Bore burnishing

Author: Vytas
Date: 2006-08-20 04:16

> "I suspect that a rough finish in the bore of an older Buffet says more about how the instrument was treated after manufacture than the manufacturing process" < .

Exactly! I do refinish clarinet bore as part of restoration/overhaul processes so, I pretty much familiar with this issue. Roughness in the bore appears on the barrel first. Later - on the top of UJ and later goes down. The worst spot is always around the register tube. On vintage R13 the bore of the Lower-Joint always looks better than UJ and the bore of the bell is rarely affected at all. Condition of the bore is more apparent after cleaning and degreasing it. Even the areas that looked good before now shows some wear.

< "It also occurs to me that, if a clarinet's bore is truly treated with some sort of padding finish, oiling it later would be of little benefit until the finish wore off" < .

That's very true!

Buffet doesn't want us to know what exactly they use to finish, preserve the wood used for manufacturing wooden instruments. 'Spilling the beans' would be the same as posting 'Coca Cola' recipe on the internet. And you are not going to see our Doc's bore oil formulation posted on this BB either. LOL

Vytas Krass
Professional clarinet technician
Custom clarinet mouthpiece maker
Former professional clarinet player

Post Edited (2006-08-20 04:53)

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