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Re: Why oil the barrel of a clarinet?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-11-01 03:58

Caroline Smale wrote:

> Ref kdk's post, I don't think anywhere in my post that I
> actually made any correlation between oiling and cracking. I
> did however make a connection between the correct maintenance
> and the condition of the bores (and sockets and tenons
> equally).
> I have seen socket and tenon end grain literally rotted and
> soft from failure to dry and oil the end grain.

My apologies. I was conflating your post and ruben's.

Actually, to a degree I agree with you about the end grain. I recently decided to oil the tenon area of my Bb clarinet because of some lightening of the wood at the end of the tenon. I applied the oil with my finger twice over each of two nights. The light appearance has darkened up to match the surrounding wood. If the same thing happens again in the future, I'll repeat the oil application. This is why I've carefully referred in my posts to a lack of documentation to show that *routine* maintenance oiling is important or necessary. I applied a specific treatment to a specific problem.

As to ruben's original suggestion that routine oiling prevents the wood from cracking, I am still unconvinced that one has anything to do with the other. I could be swayed by evidence, but I haven't ever seen any.

Karl

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