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Author: Casey
Date: 2002-05-25 23:51
hey...
i got some of this bore*oil a long time ago, and i know this is stupid, but what the heck is a bore? and what do u do with bore oil? lol.....i really dont know, ive only been playing for 3 years!
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Author: Monica
Date: 2002-05-26 00:34
Bore oil is supposed to be put inside your clarinet to keep the wood from drying out and cracking with is a very bad thing!!!i believe your supposed to do it at least once a month but more if it's outside alot(like marching band)which when i'm in marching band i usually put some on the outside too.If you not sure how to go about this prossess either let me know on this b.b. or take it to a repair/instrument shop and they'll do it for you.Hope this helps!
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-05-26 01:57
Monica wrote:
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> i believe your supposed to do it at least once a month
I believe you're wrong - once a month is way too often if you oil. Perhaps once every six months or so. Please consult a reputable technician (generally not a music store salesman) in your area to find out what your local norm is, if any.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2002-05-26 01:58
Once a month is not necessary. Do a search on the BB and I believe you will find plenty of reading for the weekend.
jbutler
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2002-05-26 04:13
FYI, a bore is simply a hole, usually a long one(or deep, if you prefer) oft times in a cylindrical object (like a clarinet!) It is made with a boring machine, which is just a high capacity, very accurate, often horizontal, drill press.
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Author: RogerWM
Date: 2002-05-26 15:27
Casey,
My technician (here in the SF Bay Area of CA) says to oil every 6 mo
nths.
Roger
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-05-26 16:33
As usual lots of opinions on oiling. I recently queried a friend who has been playing for 20 some years and he says he has never oiled or had anyone oil his clarinets...and has never had a crack.
Personally, I still am of the opinion that a wood clarinet should have the wood "maintained" just as any other fine old piece of wood furniture. Also, I don't see why frequent oiling would be harmful...if done intelligently i.e. so as not to damage the pads.
Just one man's opinions.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-05-26 17:38
A top recorder (blockflute) maker once told me that recorders saturated in oil had a compromised tone. Perhpas tone CAN be compromised.
As Mark wrote, do a search on bore oil. There is HEAPS of info in this forum already.
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Author: Steven D.
Date: 2002-05-26 22:19
Hey Mark are you a nice person? Because you do seem snooty to me?
Bob- Wow! He didn't have any clarinet oiled in 20 years and they're in good condition!That's Neato:)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-05-26 22:28
Steven D. wrote:
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> Hey Mark are you a nice person? Because you do seem
> snooty to me?
Cool.
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Author: Casey
Date: 2002-05-26 22:31
w0w....my 0ne question turned into a......a.....different question, yet i still dont know what ya'll are talking about!!! Talk in english please?
-Casey
by the way...Mr.Charette is a nice person.
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Author: Steven D.
Date: 2002-05-26 22:34
Why is that cool???How old are you anyway?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-05-26 22:35
Steven - my age is none of your business. If you think I'm a snobbish person then just don't respond to me.
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Author: Monica
Date: 2002-05-26 22:50
well then don't respond to me Mr. Snooty!(bet your 80...hehehe)
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Author: Monica
Date: 2002-05-26 22:52
that's for my friend Steven D. and Steven...he is snooty he always says snooty stuff to my statements.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-05-26 23:14
If snooty means to correct misinformation ... then let me be snooty. Perhaps you might read up on the information provided here instead of just guessing about answers.
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Author: Casey
Date: 2002-05-27 00:54
are you talking to me about guessing mr.c? if u r then im agreeing with everyone else about ur snoodiess, im not 80, im a teenager. lop.
-Case
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-05-27 02:18
Monica you've got quite a cheek to come here and be so up yourself to Mr Charrette.
If it were not for the enormous effort he has made in establishing and maintaining this place for people like you and I, you and I would not be here.
Can you not understand that he does make some effort to keep garbage statements highlighted for what they are. It woulds be a shame to have archived material misleading naive visitors like yourself into the future....
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Author: joevacc
Date: 2002-05-27 03:30
Casey,
Assemble your clarinet omitting the mouthpiece. Hold the instrument with the bell facing some light source. Look through your clarinet from the barrel end. What you are looking through is the *bore* of your clarinet.
Best,
-=[Joe Vacc]=-
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-05-27 06:20
Steven - get over it, he's had a bite at me too, but then I deserved it. I still love him (purely plutonic, of course).
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-05-27 06:43
lesson learned by this thread - pick UP your dictionaries - they're the dusty tomes on your bookshelves - and READ them.
notice the entry for "bore" as the noun - NOT the verb
lesson two learned - DON'T give Mark angst - if you don't like his attention to detail then you're NOT learning anything - in which case, go back to your comic books, they'd certainly be more appropraite reading.
As Eddie once said (AbFab) "in with anger out with love"
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Author: diz
Date: 2002-05-27 06:50
yes ... I do know how to spell appropriate - I've just got recalcitrant fingers
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Author: Casey
Date: 2002-05-27 15:05
0h 0kay thank*you. hehe. sorry i misunderstood =)
-=Case=-
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-05-27 15:19
Mark: I do feel you've overreacted. Keep cool, please.
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Author: terry
Date: 2002-05-27 16:37
Casey,
excellent question, many supercilious responses.
There are some academic papers that will explain it for you.
One is at "http://www.naylors-woodwind-repair.com" click on
"publications" One warning, you will become informed.
Charette disclaimer: Last year I bartered my assistance
on Mr. Naylor's website for a full rebuild with organic
oil immersion. I am very happy, am but no longer associated
with the web site or Mr. Nayler, other than purchases
of his products.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-05-30 01:57
Bob wrote:
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> Mark: I do feel you've overreacted. Keep cool,
> please.
Bob, I'm as cool as a cucumber. You can feel as you please.
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Author: Todd Wees
Date: 2002-06-06 23:30
(A late entry -- can't get to all the threads as fast as they appear; have to wait for the boss to go home.)
diz wrote: "I still love him (purely plutonic, of course)."
diz, would that be puppy love? :+) (Cf. Walt Disney)
joevacc -- Beautifully concise, clear explanation.
Todd W.
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