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Re: disinfecting the instrument to avoid bagpipe lung

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-08-24 04:31
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I've only ever washed my mouthpieces, but never done anything more drastic than oiling the bore and cleaning out the sockets and toneholes on wooden clarinets. I've washed plastic bodied clarinets in soapy water to clean them as that's possible. But I'd never do anything like that to any wooden instrument.

I recently inherited my great uncle's set of pipes which are nearly 100 years old. I've since restored them with all new bag, bag cover, cords, reeds, rehemped the tenons, refitted the socket and other mountings (both in cellulose and real ivory) as well as fitted a moisture control system and bought a modern High Pitch delrin chanter so they're up to modern spec (orchestral 453Hz - the same as bagpipe A which is 480Hz!). One day I'll start learning them.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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