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Author: BartHx 
Date:   2009-10-30 15:47

I am in the process of doing routine maintenance on my collection of clarinets. Some are in my current rotation and others are around mainly for sentimental reasons. My wife collects silverware, so we have lots of zip lock bags around (including some just the right size for a clarinet joint). With cooler weather and the resulting lower indoor humidity, what do people here think about bagging the instruments that are not likely to be used in the near future in order to preserve the polish on the keys?



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 Re: Storage
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2009-10-31 09:25

I really want to see an answer from someone who may have even tried that, BUT I worry (excessively I might add) that there may be a problem for the wood with respect to humidity and the wood's need (?) to be exposed for the process to work both ways.

There also MAY (I must stress my ignorance) be the possibility that the other things you are putting in that bag could leach out and cause more harm to the metal...........one example being that hard rubber mouthpieces cause oxidation (and there are some clarinets that have tone hole inserts and othe such parts made of such material).

I can't think of a situation I have seen where an antique furniture dealer would bag (or vacuum seal) a piece to preserve it and that may be the best guide here.




.................Paul Aviles



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