Any flute players living in Ontario here on the board? If so, I need your help. Bore oil, especially Roche-Thomas Premium Bore Oil, is unavailable in the Windsor, Detroit area, I and friend have called many many music stores in this vast area, and haven’t been able to get one bottle of the stuff, some music stores didn’t have a clue to what we were talking about.
I know I could use Almond Oil on my flutes but Casey Burns highly recommends that only bore oil be used on his flutes. I don’t want to go online to purchase just one or two bottles ( two ounces for four bucks) and spend more for UPS than they are worth.
SO! Is there anyone in Ontario, other than this area that knows of a store that sells the above bore oil?
Puff, puff, puff, whew…after charging down three flights of stairs then climbing back up again, I’m beat… but I found out that the bore oil I use is the one you want. I get it at Renaissance Music, 1057 Midland Ave., in Kingston, Ontario, telephone 1-613-3849225 (see if this works first: 1-800-5615809 to save long distance charges). One bottle will last you a long, long time. If you want me to buy you a bottle and mail it to you, send me a PM. I’ll be in Kingston Tuesday… H-m-m-m, stair climbing could be great exercise to improve my breathing when I play flute.
Paul
Casey recommends just the opposite, i.e. not to use bore oil due to mineral oil in it, but to use raw linseed oil or pharmaceutical grade almond oil with vitamin E.
Well!
Casey did recommend the raw linseed from Daniel Smith…
However Daniel Smith quit carrying the product and sold the last bottle early in 2004. I still have about 1/2 of it left…
Casey’s web site:
After reviewing much of the sometimes conflicting advice on woodwind care offered by several makers and repairers in the industry, a few common points have emerged: plant based oils are much better than mineral oils (found in commercial bore oils) for the life of the wood. Many successfully use pharmaceutical or artistic grade almond oils with vitamin E added to counteract rancidity.
I just bought a bottle of raw linseed oil at Daniel Smith a few weeks ago. The problem is that they don’t call it Raw Linseed Oil. It is sold as cold-pressed linseed oil or refined linseed oil. Both of these are raw linseed oil. Casey told me that he uses the latter. Both work but the refined oil is a little less expensive.
You can order it from their website www.danielsmith.com . I’d include the exact link to the product, but the site seems to be down at the moment.
Casey recommends just the opposite, i.e. not to use bore oil due to mineral oil in it, but to use raw linseed oil or pharmaceutical grade almond oil with vitamin E.