care of Casey Burns Folk Flute

Bretton · Post by **Bretton** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:59 pm

Hi. For those of you that have a CB FF, did it come with instructions? Mine didn't and I'm wondering if it needs a breaking in period (probably too late

) and if and how soon I should oil it.

I have some food grade almond oil with vitamin E that I use for wooden whistles.

Thanks for any info, and yes I will email Casey if no one here is forthcoming with suggestions.

-Brett

Grixxly · Post by **Grixxly** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:23 am

I believe you can find those instructions on Casey's website, but here's the jist. Don't play more than 5 minutes at a time, up to one hour a day for the first month. After that you can play longer. Oil after every 5 to 10 hours of playing time.

Tony

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:24 pm

That comes out to like 2-5 times a day! That's a lot of oiling!

Stuart

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 11:14 pm

Casey's page on care and feeding.
http://www.caseyburnsflutes.com/care.php

Denny

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 6:08 am

sturob wrote:That comes out to like 2-5 times a day! That's a lot of oiling!

I think that's excessive too. But if you're using almond oil (or olive, peanut, etc) and this being a keyless flute, you won't do any harm. You can take the approach of oiling after (or before) each playing if you want.

If you oil so often with a drying oil like linseed, you'll probably create accumulation inside the bore.

Loren · Post by **Loren** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:49 pm

glauber wrote:If you oil so often with a drying oil like linseed, you'll probably create accumulation inside the bore.

Only if you don't thouroughly swab out the excess after you've let it soak in.

Loren

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:36 pm

sturob wrote:That comes out to like 2-5 times a day! That's a lot of oiling!

Actually, it says: "The flute should be oiled every 5 to 10 hours of playing time...".

jim stone · Post by **jim stone** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:05 pm

Thank God! I thought I was gonna die, getting up
every morning at 3 AM to oil the flute....

glauber · Post by **glauber** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:58 pm

jim stone wrote:Thank God! I thought I was gonna die, getting up
every morning at 3 AM to oil the flute....

There are certain sacrifices you have to make.