I don’t find the mylar film slippery. I would also think that a large arts and crafts store in your country would have a similar product, if not exactly the same.
Good luck!
It’s true.
For our purposes “blackwood”, or more specifically “African blackwood”, indeed means Dalbergia melanoxylon. Period. The vagaries of cabinetmakers’ common nomenclatures are another issue. Your link, by the way, covers contact allergy in working the wood, not in playing it. For example, I get no discernible allergic reaction to my fingers, but my lower lip area is sensitised. No doubt an expert can tell us why this discrepancy should be. So, I have a silver lip plate on my flute to protect my lower lip from inflammation. Furthermore, blackwood allergy can’t be all that rare, as a certain flutemaker quoted a figure to me that I can’t remember now but it was a surprisingly high ratio to my thinking and it wasn’t exactly small change. The good news is that the majority of fluteplayers are unlikely to get the contact allergy.
Did that once with a brass fife I never played because it turned my lip green. After the super glue I couldn’t put the thing down.
Got some on your hands, did you?
goin’ down fast, an’ we’re not to page 3 yet…
I tried the superglue thing on another flute and I didn’t like it for 3 reasons: 1) it’s basically permanent (or at least you can’t remove it without a major production at the risk of your instrument), 2) it’s fundamentally ugly, and 3) no matter how careful I was in applying it, the surface felt rough and bumpy even after sanding. BUT: it did the job. So, YMMV.
I wish it was more permanent. The cure time before playing sucks 
Ugly? It’s dang near invisible
yer so sensitive
If my socks have holes, I know it.
I wonder how nail polish would compare on wood or silver.
Hmm. I never thought of accessorising. I guess all you can do is run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes.
It’s a thought.
Maybe try it if I can borrow some from one of the wife’s kids…
yo I’m tryin’ here… holey sox
I would go with blue sparkles if they have it. I wonder if polish remover (acetone? methyl-ethyl-ketone?) would hurt wood.
well I certainly wouldn’t expect either of 'em to have “clear”. 
Just skimmed over this thread, so sorry if this has already been brought up…but how about those clear screen protectors used on PDAs and fancy phones? I think they are tacky enough to stick, but not permanent. Anybody try this?
Jay
close, back on page one
[quote=“Jay”]Just skimmed over this thread, so sorry if this has already been brought up…but how about those clear screen protectors used on PDAs and fancy phones? I think they are tacky enough to stick, but not permanent. Anybody try this?
Jay[/quote]
HEY! what a GOOD suggestion, I will try that! thanks!
You’re welcome. Let us know how it works out.
Jay
Also from back on page 1, in Kevin Krells’ link to John Skelton’s post about his recommendation for superglue for this problem:
“…I did not find self adhesive plastic to be much help. Eventually the edges begin to lift and these in turn irritate the skin. It’s also quite difficult to lay it down smoothly without small bubbles and creases, which in time wear and cause irritation…”
Perhaps the Mylar film Timberflute uses is better than what J. Skelton tried…
Garry
I am curious to know what you ended up doing Berti. I have recently been having problems with what appears to be an allergy to black wood… my reaction is very similar to those described in this thread.
Thank you!
I’ve used clear nail polish on one of my silver flutes, on the lip plate and only where the lip makes contact with the metal of the flute, it worked well. However, I wouldn’t recommend it as a solution on a wood flute. On the cheaper, student flutes (Bohem), the material that the lip plate (actually the entire flute) is composed of is a metal I’ve heard called, “silver nickel”. I really don’t know what it is made of, but I seriously doubt there is any silver in it. At any rate, I get the same symptoms as you describe when I encounter a “silver nickel” lip plate; I have a head joint on one flute that is solid silver and have never had a problem, so I assume I have a sensitivity to nickel. All of my wood flutes are Box Wood or Delrin, not a problem with any allergy. I really understand your concern/ frustration, it’s painful and with me, my entire lower lip and part of my chin swells up and stays that way for a day or two. I get some interesting reactions when out with the public, people look at you like you have 17 incurable diseases. Sincerely hope you find a good solution to the problem as I seriously agree with you, not playing is not an option.