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Author: Eoin McAuley
Date: 2001-04-12 07:27
If your horn is plastic, it is OK to leave it assembled for short periods, although the build-up of moisture may damage the corks.
If your horn is wood, you must clean it out after use. This does not mean just a swab run down the bore. You must dismantle it, as moisture will collect in the gaps between the tenons and the sockets. This moisture will ruin your clarinet as it will get into the ends of the tenons and cause them to swell, eventually cracking your clarinet.
After you have dismantled and cleaned your clarinet, you can assemble it again and leave it ready for use.
Be careful of answers you get to this question - the behaviour of a wood clarinet depends very much on the temperature and humidity. These vary enormously around the world. They must be taken into account when interpreting the answer. I come from a cold wet country myself.
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RonD |
2001-04-12 02:39 |
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Mike Irish |
2001-04-12 03:50 |
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RE: Can I leave it assembled? new |
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Eoin McAuley |
2001-04-12 07:27 |
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L. Omar Henderson |
2001-04-12 09:32 |
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Gordon (NZ) |
2001-04-12 15:53 |
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