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Re: Grenadilla Oil from Doctor's Products

Author: GBK
Date: 2007-08-23 03:49

Ken Shaw wrote:

> The real question is whether Grenad-Oil® made an
> improvement (or any change at all) in the way the instrument plays.
> And how do the results compare with Bore Doctor,
> Omar's other preparation

I rarely oil my clarinets, but when I have, I have used the Bore Doctor oil without any problem. I initially choose to use Bore Doctor because of the natural plant oils that it contains. Then again, I have never experienced any cracking in any of the numerous clarinets I own - those that have been oiled and those that have not. So I would probably say, that in my mind, the jury is still out as to whether oiling is absolutely necessary.

That being said, I think that if one is to use oil, it would probably make the most sense to use an oil which is as close to the original grenadilla oil as possible. Omar's new product would fall into that category.

In our testing we were instructed to do side by side comparison tests with both the Bore Doctor oil and the new Grenad-Oil®.

To my eyes the Grenad-Oil® absorbed into the wood at a faster rate, left a nicer sheen to the wood and brought out the depth of the natural wood grain.

There was no change to the way the instrument played. The Opperman Intervallic Permutations continued to give me trouble. [wink]