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RE: My first R-13

Author: Lelia
Date: 1999-08-02 17:15

The logo is crayon. If it rubs off (most do eventually), you can renew it easily by selecting the matching crayon from a box of Crayola 64. My old Buffet has a white logo. Many other logos are non-metallic gold. You can buy a special logo crayon in gold from Ferree's Tools, but I've found that Crayolas actually match the colors better. Rub the crayon very lightly across the logo. Then rub across at right angles. Then rub on the diagonal. The idea is to go at it from different angles to get crayon into all the grooves of the logo. Then rub a facial tissue lightly over the whole logo and the area around it, until the extra crayon all rubs off. The logo will look as bright as new.

One caveat: this technique is not good for a clarinet that's so old the wood has "checked" (the grains of the wood have opened), because the crayon can get into those grains and give the logo a streaky, unreadable look. Also, if the clarinet is a hundred years old, it would look a little funny to have a spanking-new-looking logo on it. But that's a consideration only with antique or old clarinets.

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