Klarinet Archive - Posting 000593.txt from 1999/10

From: Krh214@-----.com
Subj: [kl] metal clarinets
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 18:11:52 -0400

Hi,

iIm new to the list, and an amused owner of what appears to me an, uhm,
really well-aged B flat soprano clarinet (excuse me if I get the terminolgy
not-quite-right. I've never played clarinet--but I've got lots of flutes,
whistles, recorders, etc.). One never knows what one will find at a flea
market!

Anyway, questions:
What's the reasonong behind making a clarinet out of metal instead of
wood or plastic?

This particular horn has on it's bell"
*Collegiate*Made by Holton*Elkhart, Wis.
serial number 195746. Can anyone help me figure out the age of this
instrument (approximate is good enough)

I stoped by a woodwind shop today, and bought some reeds, cork stuff, a
swab and a Valentino pad set, since a cusory inspection indicated that the
pads on there right now are moth eaten.
There are also apparently moth eggs on the surface of the horn--GROSS!!
(like I said, one never knows what one will find at a flea market), so
another question: Any recomendations of how best to clean this sucker? I'm
wildly optimistic about successfully replacing the pads on this horn, and I'd
hate for the moths to re-attack.

I appreciate your responses.

Kimberly Holt
Raleigh, North Carolina
USA

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