This subject is controversial, isn’t it? We have heard a lot of conflicting opinions, such as:
Don’t oil your recorders, because the wood is already treated, and the oil could damage the wood;
Apply oil on a daily basis, always polishing the recorder using a cloth or piece of leather dampened with oil;
Almond oil is the best;
Grape seed oil is better, because it is thinner;
Linseed oil is better because it won’t make the recorder sticky;
Oil can swell the wood, cracking the instrument at the tenons;
I always oil my plastic recorders, because player X, who plays in Y ensemble, told me that it is very important!;
I don’t use oil, because someone told me that the recorder could ignite by itself;
The secret is to use a lot of oil on the foot joint, it improves the sound quality.
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I have heard recurring questions among recorder players about how to care for the instrument, how to clean it, when to oil it and which oil should be used, what to do when the recorder clogs, and many others. This article is the first of a series dealing with various subjects, to clarify some of these questions.
First, I shall distinguish among the recorders themselves, because the care differs for plastic and for wooden ones. All care applied to plastic instruments also applies to wood instruments, unless stated otherwise.
Plastic or resin recorders
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