Klarinet Archive - Posting 000278.txt from 2004/12

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Funny smells
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:25:17 -0500

Someone may have a way to deodorize the case, but I'd suggest just replacing
it. If there's mildew on the pads themselves, the only real cure will be to
repad the clarinet, but airing it out for a couple of days and then putting
it in a new case might do the job well enough. Of course, you may spend more
on a case and a possible repad than you did on the instrument.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Lloyd [mailto:matthew@-----.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 5:47 PM
> To: Clarinet List
> Subject: [kl] Funny smells
>
>
> Serious question, despite the attempt at humour in the subject line.
>
> I have just acquired a Noblet clarinet from Ebay. I haven't played it
> yet, and it is obvious that it is in need of a bit of love and
> attention. But the first thing I notice (and this is not the first
> clarinet that I have found this with) is a musty smell that is
> immediately obvious on opening the case, and is also quite clearly
> attached to the clarinet itself, as a simple nose test will confirm.
>
> How do I get rid of this? Knowing that there are a number of people on
> the list who buy up stuff from Ebay, I would imagine that someone else
> has had this experience before.
>
> Many thanks in anticipation,
>
> Matthew
>
>

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