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.
Obviously I do not to remember everythi
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