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Re: Bore maintenance advice

Author: Tony F
Date: 2017-06-16 17:04

I've experienced a couple of incidences of air leaking through the wood. One was caused by a tiny knot in the wood and the other was just a porous area of the wood, with no obvious pinholes. In both cases I swabbed the bore with linseed oil until the leak stopped and then swabbed it with almond oil to remove the residue of linseed oil. Linseed oil polymerizes as it dries and effectively sealed the leaks on both instruments. This was suggested on this forum when I mentioned the problem and it has worked perfectly on both instruments. One is still in my possession and I know the owner of the other. It was also suggested that epoxy could be used, but I've not tried that and don't plan to.
Leaks can be detected by removing the keywork, plugging the holes and one end of the bore with stoppers and applying pressure to the bore with a bicycle pump via a modified cork in the other end of the bore. A light brush with soapy water will reveal the leak.

Tony F.

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