Julia, I love this word "snotomer" but confess I haven't met it before, neither has Google, it appears... I can sort of guess... Please explain, with footnotes where appropriate :) Richard. Julia Say wrote:
On 13 Jan 2010, Gibbons, John wrote: I can't see LP getting too sticky - I have never noticed that happen. There isn't much chemistry can take place I think we are neglecting, or perhaps underestimating would be a better term, th e effect of individual players' finger surface chemistry. I suspect that different oils may suit different players/pad combinations. We know that some players (me included) tarnish brass simply by handling it - th is is to do with skin acidity levels. Possibly the same sort of interaction causes the oils used to behave differently. I have seen the after effects of olive oil polymerising, particularly on little- used pipes where spectacular snotomers develop, -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
