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 silicon cloths vs bore oil
Author: clarinetcase 
Date:   2009-01-15 20:42

Back in the late 60s and early 70s some people were recommending using silicon cloths a few times a week after swabing out wood clarinets instead of using bore oil. Does anyone know anything about this practice and how it afftected the wood clarinets?

Thanks!

JC

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 Re: silicon cloths vs bore oil
Author: L. Omar Henderson 
Date:   2009-01-16 00:40

(Disclaimer - I sell plant derived Bore Doctor and genuine Grenadilla Oil)
The silicone cloths will not replentish lost oil in the wood but will put a silicone coating on the bore which repels water. In the long run, IMO, it is best to keep up the natural oil content in the wood for long term health of the wood. Silicone does nothing to help wood but may retard oil evaporation or washing out with moisture but in terms of maintaining the wood structure silicone harms the wood cell wall strength.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com

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 Re: silicon cloths vs bore oil
Author: JJAlbrecht 
Date:   2009-01-16 14:57

I can vouch for the Doc's gernadilla oil. It's a grat product. The wood I have used it on looks and feels great, especially compared to its previous condition. This is not to say that the clarinets were at all abused, but they were getting fairly dried out. Using GrenadOil per the instructions on the Doc's website works well for me.

Jeff

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