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Author: timw
Date: 2010-07-26 23:57
I have a bass clarinet with tarnish on a lot of the keys. Was wondering what most people use for cleaning. Tried some tarnex on the neck and it seemed to work but not so much on some of the keys, which look a bit rusty in places.
Thanks for any advice you can give me.
Tim W
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-07-27 02:43
"Brasso" is your best friend (or similar ammonia-based metal polishes, such as Weiman's, etc.). Just be careful not to get the stuff on pads and corks.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-07-27 02:59
You could also try a polishing cloth for silver that way you don't have t worry about getting polish all over the place. I just don't know where you can get it today. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2010-07-27 05:38
If the keys are nickel plated it might be hard to clean with any polish and especially one made for silver. If the neck is silver plated it could explain why it was easier to clean. If you use a polish like brasso you sill need to do a lot of work, but assuming you don't intend to disassemble the clarinet, be extra careful not to get any into hinges, far more important IMO than not getting them on pads or corks (but avoid it getting to the pads too).
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-07-27 11:46
Happich SemiChrome polish, a cream in a tube available in hardware stores, works very well on nickel silver and nickel-plated keys. Same caveats as for silver polish: keep it off of everything except the keys. I find it easier to polish the keys with them off the clarinet.
After polishing, I rinse the keys in water, dry them with a dishrag, run a dry, soft pipe-cleaner through all the screw holes (on the keys and also the clarinet posts) and then let them air-dry for awhile just to make sure they're completely dry. Finally, I run another pipe-cleaner with a bit of key oil through all the holes and over all the screws, before I put the keys back on.
Lelia
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-07-27 17:16
The Simichrome polish of which Lelia speaks is very popular in the automobile world for cleaning chrome-plated trim.
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