Maintaining Tips of Bansuri
As Bansuris are made out from a natural material it is recommend to follow some instructions for longevity of the instrument and obtaining the good quality. It is recommend to avoid sudden changes in temperature (from very cold to very warm). Before playing the Bansuri let it stay and adjust to the new environment. The it is suggested to oil the inner side of the Bansuri. Please follow the following instructions:
1. The oil should be of good quality, any nutoil you can use.
2. The oil must be such in quantity that it must not be too wet
3. It is very much necessary that the Bansuris must be dried after oiling
4. If regularly playing then the bansuri should be oiled first after 1 month, then 2 months and then after 3 months
5. If not regularly playing (say for one year) then one should oil it regularly after 2 months.
6. For oiling, take a stick,thin (so that it can get inside the hole easily), about the size bigger than the Bansuri,tie a piece of cotton at its anterior end and dip it in the oil. Then with that, oil the Bansuri only from the inside.
1. The oil should be of good quality, any nutoil you can use.
2. The oil must be such in quantity that it must not be too wet
3. It is very much necessary that the Bansuris must be dried after oiling
4. If regularly playing then the bansuri should be oiled first after 1 month, then 2 months and then after 3 months
5. If not regularly playing (say for one year) then one should oil it regularly after 2 months.
6. For oiling, take a stick,thin (so that it can get inside the hole easily), about the size bigger than the Bansuri,tie a piece of cotton at its anterior end and dip it in the oil. Then with that, oil the Bansuri only from the inside.
I have a query, a problem really...A friend of mine who's a smoker tried blowing into my bansuri for a few minutes and now it smells terribly of cigarette!
How do I extinguish that smell? what should I do?
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