Oiling pipes
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Re: Oiling pipes
I agree with Geoff* - oiling seems more likely to do harm than good if done at home.
If the outside needs cleaning, a light rub with a paste wax like Briwax every year or so is what I recommend - depending in the finish used. Paste wax solvents could conceivably attack some finishes ( but not shellac ). You may dislike the resulting 'feel', and it's not totally resistant to water.
*of course
If the outside needs cleaning, a light rub with a paste wax like Briwax every year or so is what I recommend - depending in the finish used. Paste wax solvents could conceivably attack some finishes ( but not shellac ). You may dislike the resulting 'feel', and it's not totally resistant to water.
*of course
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Re: Oiling pipes
Could you expand a little on how it might do harm.billh wrote: oiling seems more likely to do harm than good if done at home.
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Re: Oiling pipes
A wee bit of Spit on a handkerchief should be sufficient to remove sticky deposits from the outside of a chanter ( caused by sweat, Guinness dribbles or chip and burger grease etc. )... some pipers lick their fingers before playing to get a better seal, or feel, on the chanter , well that is what I thought it was for....... but perhaps it depends what they'd been doing before hand ?
Re: Oiling pipes
If the chanter is playing well and in tune with a 'dry' bore then oiling it may well cause it to swell internally and ruin the tuning /tone. Bearing in mind that in the throat region a very small change in dimension can cause significant alteration. When you have well respected pipemakers advising against it I can't understand why anyone would want to argue otherwise.rorybbellows wrote:Could you expand a little on how it might do harm.billh wrote: oiling seems more likely to do harm than good if done at home.
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Re: Oiling pipes
Wouldn't an oiled inner surface with prolonged air flow be more likely to collect grunge?
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Re: Oiling pipes
I meant the outside of the pipes
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Re: Oiling pipes
Maybe I missed something. I could have sworn someone asked about oiling the insides. I merely made a passing observation on the subject. Carry on, all.
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Re: Oiling pipes
Make sure you take the kebab off the stick before inserting up the chanter.PJ wrote:I cautioned against oiling the bore after kebab sticks were proposed.
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Re: Oiling pipes
Think of it as an organic rush.rorybbellows wrote:Make sure you take the kebab off the stick before inserting up the chanter.PJ wrote:I cautioned against oiling the bore after kebab sticks were proposed.
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Re: Oiling pipes
Sheesh!An Draighean wrote:Think of it as an organic rush.rorybbellows wrote:Make sure you take the kebab off the stick before inserting up the chanter.PJ wrote:I cautioned against oiling the bore after kebab sticks were proposed.
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Re: Oiling pipes
I found that in Eddie Climo's handbook for pipers : "apply beeswax polish with a soft rag".
What do you think of it please ?
What do you think of it please ?
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Re: Oiling pipes
oliver wrote:I found that in Eddie Climo's handbook for pipers : "apply beeswax polish with a soft rag".
What do you think of it please ?
Hmmm,
I've never heard of this book , though some sort of practical handbook for pipers with tips for maintenance etc, is a very usefull thing.
I cannot see that a little applied Beeswax polish would do any harm if used sparingly.
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Re: Oiling pipes
My brain hurts