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Author: mar
Date: 2000-07-29 05:54
I'm so worried. My clarinet was ruined in a flood. Yes,a flood! Well, I actually don't know if it IS ruined. Does anybody know what 2 days under water might do to it?
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-07-29 07:20
Mine was sitting in a case half full of water for about four days after a one of the smaller huricanes went over our house (I have only a mile of marsh, a mile of bay and a small section of Galveston Is. between me and the Gulf). It was rain water from a broken window but the horn was oiled regularly and I just kept my fingers crossed as I let it dry out slowly. I sprayed some WD40 into a small bottle and used a tooth pick to oil the keys and all screws as it dried to prevent them from rusting shut. I still use it and the case also. The case needed major gluing but survived.
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Author: Willie
Date: 2000-07-29 07:23
Forgot to mention, don't use a hair drier and don't put in the oven. It will dry TOO fast and probably crack.
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Author: William
Date: 2000-07-29 15:04
The key mechanism will need to be cleaned and oiled. Any skin or felt buffers used for quieting keys will also probably need to be replaced along with pads that may have become unglued. But basically, if you follow Willie's advice and let it dry out gradually, it should be in pretty good shape--at least nothing that a repair person could not fix. Don't forget to swab!!! Good luck.
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Author: Sara
Date: 2000-07-30 04:30
Good Luck, the only situation I've been in that involved water was when we had to stand outside in light rain while we waited for our performance, but all i had to do was dry it off with a hankercheif that I keep in my case to wipe the keys down after I play. I baby my horn, I really do. But the sound I get is worth all the trouble I go through. Just a though why can't you go get your horn, is it in an enclosed space that you can't get to. Well the best of luck to you!
Sara
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Author: Julia & Ian
Date: 2000-07-31 10:37
We felt the most obvious question was missed... is it a wooden or plastic clarinet? If it's plastic, replace the pads and oil the keys. If it's wooden, get your instrument repairer to do same. But the advice about not putting a clarinet in the oven was invaluable! THANKS!
Hope it all works out! :-)
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