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From: miorelli@pwa-b.UUCP (Bob Miorelli)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: where can I get finishing oils ?
Message-ID: <199@pwa-b.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Feb-86 16:37:41 EST
Article-I.D.: pwa-b.199
Posted: Thu Feb 13 16:37:41 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 16-Feb-86 05:07:13 EST
Organization: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, E. Hartford, CT
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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.
-- 

-->BoB Miorelli, Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
           also, H & R Block tax perparer and Instructor
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