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Author: ruben
Date: 2023-03-07 13:35
I see that there exist many types of oil for fingerboards of violins. Have any of you tried any as bore oil? Seeing as fingerboards also used African blackwood, this might work well. A chemist once told me that bore oil (almond, linseed, etc.) doesn't penetrate well into blackwood and thus needs to be mixed with about one-fourth of alcohol to sink in well.
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Post Edited (2023-03-07 13:52)
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Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2023-03-09 01:10
I have both those oils as mine is a house with a lot of instruments and musicians.
I believe that the fretboard oil is a bit lighter than the bore oil , but other than that i couldn't tell you in what respects they differ as wood treatments . I imagine that fretboard oil has higher penetration but perhaps doesn't create as enduring a moisture barrier .
But like you I do tend to question how specialized some of the 'specialized' products they sell us really are . Tom Ridenour believes in pulling those short hinge rods on levers and trill keys that are prone to wearing and developing lateral play ,and lubricating them with grease ,because he says that clarinet oil is a light grade so it will flow into hinging points , but that that makes it too light an oil to offer good protection agains wear .
Another tech on YouTube whose name I forget, treats his newly fitted tenon corks with paraffin wax because he says that cork grease eventually attacks the cork to tenon glue joint ( Yamaha's tenon care advice seems to hint that this in fact true ).
So in using these specialized products in good faith ,we are not necessarily doing the best for our instrument . These products can have their shortcomings although you wouldn't guess that from their price.
Julian Griffiths
Tel. 34 696 798 853
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Author: ruben
Date: 2023-03-09 13:46
Thank you for your reply Julian! The craftsman that I work with and who builds clarinets from A to Z, uses bees' wax. This protects the wood from humidity, but doesn't nourish the wood. Does bees' wax give you a buzzing sound? ha, ha!
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Author: smokindok
Date: 2023-03-09 18:16
“The craftsman that I work with and who builds clarinets from A to Z, uses bees' wax… Does bees' wax give you a buzzing sound? ha, ha!”
Ruben, perhaps for a good sound on a clarinet, using ear wax would be more apropos? :-)
John
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Author: ruben
Date: 2023-03-09 18:30
John: some people wax poetic whereas they should be waxing their cars!
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Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2023-03-09 23:12
I believe you can use any kind of wax you want on your clarinet so long as it's a waxing moon !
Julian Griffiths
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