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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Re: Oil for Fifes
Message-ID: <5004@alice.uUCp>
Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 11:58:16 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 20 11:58:16 1986
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>	The only oils I use for my fifes is mineral oil that you can get
> at any dept. or drug store. I use it on both my modern rosewood (Russ Kerby)
> and my 200 year old boxwood (Astor London) fifes.

Levin Historical Instruments recommends the use of raw (not boiled!!!)
linseed oil for their recorders and other wooden instruments.