Hello I am new to the list and I just saw this post and had to respond. My favorite Harmonica is the Koch Diatonic Chromatic but the troble with it is that it leaks quite a bit. I have tried several things to fix the problem, and have found that lemond oil does the trick it lasts about a month It is the lemon oil that you can get in a kitchen supply store the oil that you would use for salad bowls and the like. I have tried vegtable oils but they can get stickey and make the reeds stick and you have to blow you brains out to loosen them. Lemon oil is thiner and does not get sticky And I have also used it on my other wood comb Harps Kipp Doolan Ray Beltran wrote: "Thanks to all those who posted such informative information on beeswax-dipping wood combs. Especially to Tim Moyer and Dave Therault."
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Has anyone out there ever tried soaking a wood comb in oil, say, overnight to seal/moisture-proof it? I would think that a light, non-toxic oil - sunflower oil? - would soak right into the wood rendering it quite a bit more water-resistant than normal. I guess the trick might be in wiping off the excess oil without cracking the comb. Or you could just play with a mouthful of vinegar, lettuce, tomatos and
croutons. :-) MN
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