How can we prolong the life of the flute? How to use silicone oil (turn)

In order to achieve and prolong the service life of bamboo flute, the key problem is to keep the water in bamboo flute from excessive loss and slow down the oxidation of bamboo fiber by oxygen molecules in the air. At present, the best and simplest way is to oil the bamboo flute. It is the most successful experience to use ramie oil to keep water and slow down the oxidation of wood fiber in violin making materials abroad. Many violins can be used successfully for hundreds of years. Master Wang Yiliang, a master of flute making in Shanghai, soaked bamboo in ramie oil to make flutes, which can keep bamboo moisture and slow down oxidation. The cost of this method is too high, and it can only be used on unfinished bamboo. Whether bamboo or wood, there are many tiny pores between their fibers, which store a lot of air. Micro-pores are used to inhale beneficial gases and expel harmful gases during photosynthesis of bamboo during its growth. Once bamboo is aged or cut down, these tiny pores will become larger with the aging of fibers, and oxygen molecules stored in the air in these pores will continue to oxidize bamboo fibers. I was lucky enough to buy 20 1 methyl silicone oil six months ago, which is the most common one in the silicone oil family. Silicone oil is a kind of lubricating oil with a very long service life. Because of its non-toxicity and other side effects, it has become the most used lubricating oil in food industry. After nearly half a year's practical use, the effect is very ideal, which has no influence on the sound quality and timbre of the finished flute, not only has no influence, but also improves the temperature difference stability of the original sound. The most important thing is that each of us can use it conveniently, which is much more convenient than waxing the flute. Methyl silicone oil is mainly used for the lubrication of the inner pipe of the flute and the copper sleeve for feeding the flute; First, silicone oil is used to prevent the flute from moldy, and the bamboo flute is moldy in the inner tube of the flute; One of Xiao's sworn enemies, playing the flute; As we all know, when playing a flute, the saliva and water vapor in the breeze will be adsorbed on the pipe wall of the flute, and the inner pipe of the flute is prone to mildew in the rainy season. If we often apply silicone oil to the inner pipe of the flute, it is the best mildew-proof method. Silicone oil has good permeability. The permeability of silicone oil is not affected by temperature, and the higher the temperature, the stronger the permeability. When we coat the bamboo flute with silicone oil, the silicone oil will slowly penetrate into the tiny holes in the inner wall of bamboo at room temperature, and it will penetrate deeper and deeper with time. Silicone oil can penetrate into these tiny pores to replace the air in the pores and prevent the oxidation from continuing. Due to the slowdown of oxidation, the flute and flute. Bamboo flute; The small inner tube wall can also be moisture-proof under the protection of silicone oil; Silicone oil is also a very good antiseptic and mildew-proof substance, which is far superior to paraffin wax in insect prevention. The permeability of silicone oil is far superior to paraffin and other substances, and the biggest advantage is that it has no chemicals such as grease and keeps the flute and its inner pipe clean. Silicone oil is recognized as one of the best long-life lubricating oils in the world at present, and there is no grease compound. Used on the copper sleeve of flute and flute, it can be said that it has three functions. First, it can protect copper sleeve interfaces everywhere for a long time. Second, waterproof, silicone oil has very good adsorption. In addition, the density of silicone oil itself is extremely high, and water can't penetrate it, which protects the flute and the inner copper sleeve of the flute very well. Thirdly, the leakage of the copper sleeve can be prevented, because the density of silicone oil is extremely high, and an oil film is generated in the copper sleeve, which makes it difficult for air to pass through, thus greatly improving the airtightness of the copper sleeve. When we play a flute with silicone oil in the inner tube, the adsorption of water vapor contained in the flute wind on the tube wall becomes worse, which can not only prevent the water in the flute tube from infiltrating into the flute membrane, but also effectively ensure the stability of the flute sound quality and improve the flute sound quality to a certain extent. More importantly, the inner pipe of the flute is often coated with silicone oil, which can effectively prevent the material used for bamboo flute, and the water contained in bamboo will not evaporate too much, which will make the flute burst and play a role in protecting the bamboo flute. Newly bought flutes and flutes had better be coated with silicone oil once a week. It is mainly to ensure that enough silicone oil penetrates into bamboo at this stage, and after three consecutive smears, it is replenished every three months. Silicone oil is only coated on the inner pipe wall and sound hole wall of the flute, between the flute and the copper sleeve joint of the flute (the outer copper sleeve without paint can be wiped with silicone oil). Make a thin layer on the inner pipe wall of flute and flute at a time, not too thick. A few days later. Every sound hole should be coated with silicone oil. The outer wall of the flute coated with silicone oil can be cleaned by rotating the napkin from the sound hole to both sides. It is best not to touch the silicone oil at the membrane hole. Don't forget to put some silicone oil on the sound pipe of the flute. Please refer to the method in my article "Spinning for Cleaning Bamboo Flute" for the tool of applying silicone oil.