Klarinet Archive - Posting 000634.txt from 2003/09

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] When an old clarinet smells
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:03:13 -0400

Don Hatfield wrote:

> And is it a wood clarinet, metal, or
> composite/resonite body instrument?

Wood. I wouldn't have thought a non-porous material could develop such
an odor, though I suppose fungus & bacteria can grow anywhere if
conditions are right.

I was interested in it because it was an A, which I don't have. I
couldn't see any cracks, and the keywork moved smoothly. I recognized
the keywork, so it wasn't an Albert or whatever. I was willing to
gamble $75 plus the cost of a few pads & adjustments even though I
hadn't heard it. If there was something that identified the
manufacturer, I didn't see it. It could've had mismatched joints, etc.
What can I say? I had the 'urge'.

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