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Re: Resurrecting a clarinet after 3 decades of storage

Author: DougR
Date: 2021-10-28 16:03

In repair terms this is pretty much over my head, but if it were me (I have had some experience with irremediable mildew smell in old instrument cases) I would put the sections in plastic freezer bags instead of the case. Once a case acquires a mold smell (or perhaps in your case, re-awakens mold spores by introducing moisture) it's nearly impossible to get rid of.

The other question I have is, if you're working on the horn on a bench in your house, isn't it already acclimated to your environment? Why go thru the adding-moisture phase, only to let the instrument sit out, IN your environment that it's already acclimated to anyway? I seem to remember that cracking can be caused by abrupt changes in temperature, but also in humidity? (Although with an instrument that old I would think cracking would be far down on the list of hazards at this point.)

There are past threads here dealing with loose rings on wood instruments, with some very knowledgeable people weighing in on the subject, and frankly I'd start there. Searching for "loose rings" ought to do it.

Good luck!

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