Klarinet Archive - Posting 000645.txt from 2003/09

From: "Dee D. Flint" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] When an old clarinet smells
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:22:26 -0400

You would have to totally clean the case or scrap it. In addition, you
would need to totally replace all corks and pads. Naturally while the keys
were off, you would want to clean the body.

These steps would suffice for a metal horn. Don't know if it would be
enough for wood or plastic.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hatfield" <dhatfield@-----.org>
Subject: Re: [kl] When an old clarinet smells

> And is it a wood clarinet, metal, or composite/resonite body instrument?
>
> Don
>
> > From: "Ormondtoby Montoya"
> > > I decided against it, but I almost bought an old clarinet that stunk
to
> > > high heaven. If I had purchased it, what would I have needed to do
to
> > > get rid of the odor?
> >
> > Was it the clarinet itself, or the case?
> > Sue
>
>
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