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Author: Ebclarinet1
Date: 2007-12-30 15:14
Was wondering what other people are using to clean and polish their keywork.
I do use a chamois cloth after playing to wipe down the keys after playing and special polishing cloths from Selmer and Marigaux to polish the keys less frequently, but there are still areas that are less accessible that accumulate some grime. Is there any way to get that clean (like a cleaning solution applied to a cotton swab) without removing the keys or having bit sent off for polishing/ cleaning?
Thanks for any comments!
Eefer guy
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Author: Neal Raskin
Date: 2007-12-30 15:32
I would avoid all solutions. I use a polishing cloth from LeBlanc and that works pretty well. For those trouble spots there isn't any way to get at them without removing some keys. Thats to my knowledge. I take my clarinet in about every 6 months to 9 months to get re-aligned. And while my technician has the keys off he polishes them and gets all the trouble spots.
Neal R.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-12-30 15:32
The only way IS to take all the keys off to clean all the inaccessable areas, though while the keys are still in place, try to do as much as possible with a piece of silvercloth wrapped over the end of a chopped up reed - but be sure you don't dislodge any springs or knock any key corks off.
Don't use any kind of liquid metal polish on keywork while it's still in place, it'll only make a mess.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2007-12-30 15:41
the answer to your question is yes.
what my local store uses is blue magic, which is a metal polisher. a dab of this smeared into a cloth instantly removes oxidation (with some rubbing). the reason why you want to take the keys off is sometimes the chemical residue gets stuck on the wood where you would have to have a q tip to remove it.
search the archives. lots of info
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