What i was wondering is what is the best way to remove this gunk. It cant be doing the wood, or the tone any good!
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What is meths in American-speak?jemtheflute wrote:try a dab of meths on your cloth
Yes, that's it. Thanks, Terry (and Simon).Terry McGee wrote:Do you perhaps use the expression "de-natured alcohol"?
Actually, you're quite right, in that the deposits you could be seeing indeed could be calcium. It's been a discovery that antique flutes sometimes do have a calcium deposit, especially on the lower part of the bore, or on the "bottom channel", as when such flutes have not been regularly swabbed out and have been rested with the keys upwards, or, in your keyless case, with the tone holes upwards.garyfitz123 wrote:I have recently noticed that my keyless blackwood murray flute has become quite "gunky" inside the headjoint. When i shine a light through the blowhole i can see alot of rough crusty stuff. (it actually reminds me of nearly calcium deposits)...
Quite! Well said JD!Julia Delaney wrote:If you clean your flute regularly this won't be a problem.
I would much rather we stick to IUPAC nomenclature.jemtheflute wrote:Why oh why do the Yanks always have to have a different name for everyday stuff?????![]()
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