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Author: john4256
Date: 2013-05-07 18:02
I have just dug out a double case that has been stored away for a few months. It is canvas on the outside and moulded interior. There seems to be a splattering of white mould growing both inside and outside. I have brushed it off but is there anything I can do to stop it permanently?
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-05-07 18:14
Hoover and brush it out to remove the bulk of the loose spores. If you know of such a thing, get some kind of anti-fungal fabric spray to it and leave it sat open for around a week or so.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2013-05-08 14:39
I've had success with washing out the inside of the case with dish detergent on a damp (not soaking or dripping) sponge, rinsing the same way, then drying the case open to full sunlight. Sunlight is a great mold-killer and has the advantage of not leaving any toxic residue in the case, where reeds and mouthpieces go. I'm not comfortable with using pesticides in a wind instrument case -- and haven't needed to.
Lelia
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Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2013-05-10 09:54
Once mold has started, no amount of washing will ever remove the mold that is underneath the segment supports deep inside the box. Removing the fabric, cleaning the box and replacing it is the only way to go. Five dollars worth of velvet and part of a bottle of fabric glue is all that is needed.
Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2013-05-10 14:45
Mold hasn't grown back in my cases that looked and smelled clean after being washed out and sun-dried. I completely agree with Garth that, if the treatment doesn't work, because the mold has gotten down into the fabric or under it, then the fabric won't look or smell clean after washing and it's got to go. It's not expensive or all that difficult to replace it. I've done that job a number of times. But I've found that if the case looks generally pretty good, with some superficial mold in the groove for the mouthpiece and in the areas where the tenons rest, then it's possible to clean up the case as I described without totally gutting it.
Lelia
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2013-05-10 15:08
I've cleaned many cases successfully. Mould spores are killed by a bleach solution, but most cases clean up OK with a judicious application of dishwashing detergent, citrus based cleaning products and harsh sunlight. The latter is most effective and fortunately I have it in abundance for 8 months of the year.
Tony F.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-05-10 16:21
... As opposed to the UK which has at least eight months of grey skies.
While it's sunny now, it's still a bit nippy. The only problem with sunlight is it will bleach colours very quickly.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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