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Re: Instrument Shrinkage

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-03-09 05:40

jdbassplayer wrote:

> I find it strange that anyone would be against oiling
> instruments. I've saved plenty of "Blown Out" instruments with
> a good oiling.

A "blown out" instrument or one that's badly desiccated because it has been stored unused in poor conditions over a period of years may very well need to be oiled. The debate isn't whether or not bore oil can help restore those instruments, but rather whether or not an instrument in regular use and not obviously dried-out-looking needs to be oiled on a regular basis with votes for regular oiling suggesting anything from once a year to every couple of weeks.

It isn't that anyone is "against oiling instruments" in any case. It's that people debate whether or not it's needed - whether it's indeed important for the instrument's continued good health. I think it has been said here and many times in the other (still active) thread that you may do whatever you want to do. Just don't make it into an inviolable imperative ignoring which will lead eventually to the ruination of your valuable clarinet.

Karl

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