Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2008-07-15 04:24
Not considering Mr. Palanker's points, which I agree with completely, if you still insist on waxing, do you intend to wax the instrument with the keys on?
If so, you'd better be darned careful that you apply the wax so that it doesn't get on the pads, and when you buff it off, that none of the wax dust produced by buffing gums up the works. This is not to mention the difficulty that you'd have keeping the wax job from looking spotty because you can't get at all of the wood that shows.
Or do you intend to remove all the keys? If so, you risk throwing everything out of adjustment and messing up the pad seals, spring tensions, and noise damping unless you know exactly what you're doing and know how to make adjustments if something goes wrong.
Yes, a pretty instrument is a joy to behold, but why risk problems for what is, at least, superfluous, and at most, potentially damaging to your instrument?
(I, myself, might wax the key touch pieces on silver keys to slow tarnishing or protect against acidic fingers, but that's as far as I'd go.)
B.
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