Klarinet Archive - Posting 000272.txt from 1995/07

From: Ronald Atienza <RATIENZA@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Help req re. stuck barrel
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 1995 17:41:00 -0400

> This might cause some people to gasp in horror but a tip for drying out a
> swollen clarinet or other wooden instrument - I heard this from an oboe
> player at music camp-is to store it for a
> while with pieces of orange peel inside the case. Has anyone else heard
> of this method? I've never tried it.

I put pieces of orange peel in my case, but for the opposite reason;
to increase the humidity in the case and keep the wood from drying
out in winter, which causes loose rings and fittings. I think that if
joints are stuck as in the original post , too much moisture is the
problem in the first place.

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Ronald B. Atienza, woodwinds, Sinfonian Gamma Theta
Univ. of North Texas,
ratienza@-----.edu