Klarinet Archive - Posting 000280.txt from 2005/05

From: "Brad Mulholland" <jbmulholland6687@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Gungy green stuff on keys
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 17:16:51 -0400

I 'm a saxophonist as well a clarinetist and I have noticed similar damage
on most older saxophones. On saxes It seems to fill in the engravings and
is present in the bell of most instruments. Does anyone know if that is the
same type of damage? Since it seems very common, at least on saxophones, I
have wondered if removing it (scraping or picking at it, etc. ) might do
more harm than good. It seems most sax players just leave it alone.

Brad M.

>From: Daniel Fairhead <madprof@-----.net>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Gungy green stuff on keys
>Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 01:38:33 +0300
>
>Hi,
>
>Sorry if this has already been asked before (I'm sure it has) but
>as I don't know what to call it, my searches on the archive have been
>in vain. What do you call the nasty vile-green (about #00e6a9) organic
>looking stuff which "grows" on keys, and seems to cause (or grow over)
>holes in the plating? And what is the best way to remove it? Is there
>any way to prevent it in the future?
>
>Dan
>
>PS - (I got my first clarinet to repair/overhaul today! Woo!)
>
>--
>http://www.madprof.net
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