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Re: B&H 926

Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-07-22 14:49

The G8 mouthpiece sounds like it could be one supplied with Vito or Leblanc clarinets, so maybe a pretty good mouthpiece.

You're best removing all the keys and cleaning the body with strips of cotton cloth - the stockingette sold in Halfords is good for this. Cut a 2"-3" wide piece off the end and stretch it out to form a continuous band and strop the joints with it to remove the dirt and grime, then use a little bore oil and do the same to bring the wood up to a nice colour and shine.

You're best removing the springs to do this so you don't catch them and bend them acutely or break them when getting tight into the pillars. The pillars can be polished with 1" strips of silver cloth (stropping them with it in the same manner as you did with the joints) as can the keys to shine them up - silver plate will come back to a brilliant shine whereas nickel plate will clean up, but may remain dull grey.

Any stubborn spots of tarnish on silver plate can be removed with silver dip applied locally with a cotton bud, then polished up with a silver cloth. If you plan on using Duraglit or liquid silver polish, make sure you remove all traces and clean the key barrels out with pipe cleaners dipped in methylated spirits.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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