Klarinet Archive - Posting 001016.txt from 1998/11

From: "Scott Morrow" <scottdmorrow@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Vinegar in case
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 03:23:17 -0500

Actually, acetic acid IS volatile! However, vinegar is only a 5%
solution, and the acid would not "concentrate" as the "water"
evaporated! More likely, there are probably "vinegar vapors" still in
your case. Doug is probably correct in suggesting that you try to
rinse/dilute the vinegar further with water. If you're really concerned
about "acid" (though it's probably not necessary), you might try rinsing
the foam first with water with a little bit of baking soda dissolved in
it to neutralize the acid. But then you'd want to be sure to rinse THAT
out with a few washes of water so the salts don't start attacking your
keys! Make sure the case really dries out! What you're seeing might not
be the reult of "acid" at all, but just moisture.

-Scott

>Subject: Re: [kl] Vinegar in case
>
>I'm just guessing, but here's what I think might be happening. Assuming
>you used white vinegar (we hope!), you applied a dilute solution of
acetic
>acid in water. The water mostly evaporated, leaving fairly concentrated
>acetic acid, which is less volatile than water. Your case is lined with
>foam, not velveteen? Then probably the remaining liquid is in foam
cells
>below the surface, where you can't see it, but comes up to the surface
>when the clarinet compresses the foam. Wash again with just water, blot
>dry thoroughly with towels, and leave the case open and unoccupied
until
>you're really sure it's dry (like maybe a week).
>
> --Doug
>---------------------------
>Doug Sears dsears@-----.org/~dsears
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kyle Conway <kconway@-----.ca>
>To: klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 4:12 PM
>Subject: [kl] Vinegar in case
>
>
>I recently cleaned my clarinet case out. I washed the foam with vinegar
>and
>now when I put my clarinet in the case the keys get oxidized. Any
>suggestions? Thanks, Kyle

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