Workers and drones here yet again!
Ok professionals - I'm still ploughing my lone furrow and learning by trial and error, usually, but also by what can be gleaned by picking the brains of the best. I've just sat and oiled my pipes for the last hour and the thought came to mind that I've heard several ways of oiling and things which are not oiled and things that should be etc. etc. a new can of worms has emerged!!. I was originally told to use a parafin based oil similar to baby oil for the bore and wood; then I was told I should be using neatsfoot oil; then I was told to use olive oil (not the cooking quality!) I was also told to oil pads, then found out that if they are leather you should or is it shouldn't oil them aswell and if the pads are neoprene or foam you shouldn't or is that should?.
It seems that there is yet another rabbit warren I could easily disappear into trying to find out what to do! Help please?.
Why is it that iinformation about NSP is so difficult to pick through to find out what you should or shouldn't be doing in terms of maintenance?. It seems that these very high maintenance instruments are shrouded in a marbled mist of knowledge and in order to pin this down to one colour (hopefully the right colour) you have to throw a basic question out there and hope for the correct answer to come back!.
So whats it all about when it comes to oiling?
I've asked - as you do! - but found lots of people with different answers.
Give us some insider info into what the proffesionals do?
W&D