A startling fact off this 'recorder oiling' site is that water take-up into
wood can exert 2000psi....!!!
and consequentially cause cracking.
Don't leave your Shakuhachi in the shower !
Subject: Re: [Shaku] The Nature of Cracks
>
> Here's a link to a well known article re woodwinds and oils by Raymond &
> Lee Dessey. Ostensibly directed to recorder players, it discusses
woodwinds
> and oils in general and actually mentions Japanese bamboo flutes once.
> Likely it will tell You far more than You need to know about the different
> oils and their use as moisture barriers. It may seem excessively technical
> but it's not really --once You get used to the vocabulary.
>
> <http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickl/wood.html>
>
> Here's a link a site with a similar article from the Dolmetsch web site,
> also directed to recorder players but discussing the properties of
relevant
> oils in general. Much less detail than the Dessey article.
>
> <http://www.dolmetsch.com/recorderoil.htm>
>
> (The Dolmetsch monograph site <http://www.dolmetsch.com/monographs.htm>
> also has many articles that readers of this mail list might find
> interesting regarding pitch, intonation, modes, scales, physics of
> woodwinds, practice techniques, and so on. Lots of info about stuff that
> frequently shows up on this list)
>
> Finally, here's a site that discusses oils, humidity, and cracks in flutes
> and their causes
>
> <http://www.woodenflute.com/maintaining>
>
> In the end it seems to come down to this: There are MANY options for
> oiling, pick one and stick to it -or not.
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> raskolnikov@frys.com
>
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> has always been considered the foremost quality and the best
recommendation
> of the active, efficient and practical man...
> --Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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