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Re: Old dry clarinet

Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2013-02-08 15:53

My advice would be to buy a good humidifier and try to regulate the humidity in the room in which the clarinet is stored to ~50% relative humidity. Just leave the clarinet in the room with the case open for a few days and things will take care of themselves. This will allow the wood to absorb moisture slowly and will prevent any "shocks to the system" that could potentially cause problems. Most likely this will tighten up the tenon rings but if it does not you can look into unserting thin paper shims between the wood and the rings.

I would hold off on oiling the bore until you have rehydrated the clarinet as I describe above and can determine if it is really necessary.

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