Author: Joarkh
Date: 2009-04-30 13:26
I got some minor work done on my clarinets yesterday. I handed the tech the joint on which a couple of keys needed readjusting, and after he had adjusted them, he pointed out to me that the clarinet was extremely dry. He had a look on the rest of the clarinet and the other one, and concluded that this was the case with both of them. Afterwards, he oiled them with a blend consisting of two thirds of almond oil and one third of denatured alcohol. He told me that I should buy the thinnest almond oil I could get, but that this never would be thin enough, so that I should mix it with one third denatured alcohol when I am oiling the clarinets.
He said that, in addition to thinning the solution, denatured alcohol would make the oil evaporate much faster.
Has anyone heard of using this solution for oiling clarinets before?
Joar
Clarinet and saxophone teacher, clarinet freelancer
Post Edited (2014-09-16 16:55)
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