Author: gatto
Date: 2020-03-12 02:58
The first time I had this problem was: I bought a new mouthpiece, Vandoren, B40 or so, AND the Optimum ligature with cap. Had both together in my case with my RC Prestige. Short time later I had some kind of break, had not touched the case for maybe two weeks. After opening again, the "result" was horrible: ligature and cap were *completely* black, but also most of the (silver plated) keys of the clarinet were quite tarnished. Okay, I could eventually polish the keys. But the cap and also the ligature was impossible to get clean again. There was also the side effect that the inscription on the mouthpiece vanished.
After that experience I never put the mouthpiece into the case again. I guess it is because of the sulfur exhalation of the mouthpiece. It seems to me that newer mouthpieces like the BD5 even have a stronger odor. (After some time it decreases a little bit.) But the combination with the Optimum seemed to be especially bad, which is "funny", since both are from the same maker.
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