. The military drummer : a manual on drum playing as practiced in the United States army and navy, including drum duties with fife and bugle. Hash and Moth BatlsDuet for Drums y. 57 THE FIFE. Fifes are made of wood or metal, but the former aremore frequently used. When using a wood fife, caremust be taken that the wood does not dry up, and theinstrument must be protected from sudden climaticchanges. To prevent drying, cotton seed oil should be appliedto the wood occasionally, and at times it is advisableto permit the instrument to soak for a short time im-mersed in the oil. Upon cold w
. The military drummer : a manual on drum playing as practiced in the United States army and navy, including drum duties with fife and bugle. Hash and Moth BatlsDuet for Drums y. 57 THE FIFE. Fifes are made of wood or metal, but the former aremore frequently used. When using a wood fife, caremust be taken that the wood does not dry up, and theinstrument must be protected from sudden climaticchanges. To prevent drying, cotton seed oil should be appliedto the wood occasionally, and at times it is advisableto permit the instrument to soak for a short time im-mersed in the oil. Upon cold winter days, the breathof the player warms the instrument and betweenpieces the player should not allow the instrument tobe exposed. Protect it from the cold by carrying itup the sleeve or in an inner pocket and by occasion-ally blowing into it. If such precautions against dry-ing and cooling are not taken, the instrument is likelyto crack and become useless. The fife is played by blowing into the mouth hole ina manner not unlike that of producing a tone by blow-ing into a bottle. The instrument is placed against thelower lip with the mouth hole directly beneath themouth. It is su
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