Re: [Harp-L] slide lubricant

[MundHarp@xxxxxxx]

That is EXACTLY what the late great Douglas Tate always said... His advice  
to me was "never oil the slide on a chromatic!"
Probably good advice...
John "Whiteboy" Walden
Just now in bonnie Scotland.
 
 
In a message dated 12/2/2012 12:53:26 A.M. GMT Standard Time, moorcot  
writes:

<<Assuming a 270-type slide setup, this is what I do, and I  haven't had a 
sticky slide in years. Fill a dinner plate or shallow bowl with  pretty hot 
water, no more than about half an inch deep. Invert the harp,  mouthpiece 
down, in the water and work the slide back and forth vigorously for  about 
half a minute. Remove harp, keeping it strictly mouthpiece down, and  give it a 
damn good tapping/shaking out. Allow to dry overnight, mouthpiece  down. 
Repeat after every long night's playing. Et voila!  Naturally, no  advice is 
good advice...>>