Author: Wes
Date: 2014-05-13 10:31
At laboratory supply companies, they have glassware cleaning soft brushes which are about 1/4 inch diameter at one end and about 5/8 inch diameter at the other that are good for brushing out the bore before oiling. I've used almond oil and Pledge. Once, I made the mistake of oiling my Loree with linseed oil and the oboe essentially refused to play after reassembly until it dried out about a week later. No permanent effects!
For the mechanism, I prefer the synthetic oil from Music Medic as it allows faster action, not easily noticed on the oboe, however, but obvious on larger instruments. Years ago, I used 10W40 but that means slower action, again for the larger instruments. Good luck!
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