miorelli@pwa-b.UUCP (Bob Miorelli) (02/14/86)
I play in several fife and drum corps here in Connecticut and have a
problem locating oils for my fifes. Most fifes made today are made
from exotic woods (coca bola, grenidilla, ebony, rosewood, and
sometimes maple(yuck)). Anyway, these things dry out and then don't
paly worth a darn. I've been using 'bore oil' sold in music stores
for wood clarinets, but it isn't the best (tastes bad, too). The
oil of choice is walnut oil or almond oil. Lemon oil is OK, and
some people swear by tung oil. Where can I get these in rather
small qunatities (1/2 pint or pint)?? I don't want the various
wood 'treatments' found in hardware stores -- these are an oil
base and MANY petrolium derivitives. Remember, I'm putting this
thing up to my mouth for hours at a time. Obviously, the water
repellant qualities are important to me for two reasons 1) one's
breath causes much moisture to accumulate on the inside, and 2) there
is at least one parade a year that you march in a downpour.
Any hints will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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pwa-b!miorellimauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney) (02/17/86)
Walnut, almond, and grape-seed oils can often be found in gourmet stores. "Lemon" oil is usually mineral oil with a little lemon scent, and can be found at hardware stores. Pure tung oil (you probably want to avoid "tung oil finishes" which have a lot of stuff in them) is available from mail-order companies like Garrett Wade and Woodcraft. It is available in small quantities, and isn't cheap. -- Jon Mauney, mcnc!ncsu!mauney North Carolina State University
guy@slu70.UUCP (02/20/86)
In article <3001@ncsu.UUCP>, mauney@ncsu.UUCP (Jon Mauney) writes: Pure tung oil (you probably > want to avoid "tung oil finishes" which have a lot of stuff in them) > is available from mail-order companies like Garrett Wade and > Woodcraft. It is available in small quantities, and isn't cheap. I remember reading somewhere that tung oil is toxic and should not be used on surfaces where it might be subsequently ingested. Does anyone have any more information on this?