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Author: bflatclarinetist
Date: 2005-06-11 23:37
okay I'm currently borrowing my teacher's plastic evette. I must say it reaks and it has bacteria and build-up on the clarinet on the outside and a bit in the inside. So I could NOT stand the smell of the clarinet. One snif and it could have made someone puke. So I sprayed it with Lysol.
So I wait for the Lysol to dry, next thing you know it turns a shade of yellow!
So I try getting rid of the yellow stuff with an old tooth brush and water but nothing happened...can someone help?
I'm afraid my teacher will never be able to trust me with something..
Thanks.
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Author: crnichols
Date: 2005-06-12 09:45
The bacteria changed color when you killed it with the Lysol. That's why it turned yellow. I can't really speak for your teacher, but I wouldn't want to play on a moldy instrument, you could get sick. At this point, it should probably be taken to a repairman to be cleaned up really well and repadded, and the case should be replaced. That bacteria finds it's way into everything, so in order to get rid of it, all porous materials, i.e. cork, pads, plush case lining, that it was in contact with should be replaced. I think your teacher should be understanding in this matter, and since it's not your instrument, you shouldn't have to pay for it's restoration to good playing condition.
Christopher Nichols
1st Infantry Division Band.
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Author: SueSmith
Date: 2005-06-12 11:17
Since you mentioned its a plastic horn - a chemical in the Lysol (even a fragrence) could have had a chemical reaction to the composite material. The color change may be permanent.
I just can't believe a teacher would lend a student a horn in such a condition! Really gross.
I'd give the horn back to your teacher ASAP - and you should NOT have to pay for repairs. Sounds like the horn is ready for the junker anyway - he/she should have taken better care of it. And certainly they should not have lent such an instrument out!
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Author: bflatclarinetist
Date: 2005-06-12 16:11
The yellow colour is starting to fade away now. Yes, I cannot believe how a person can keep something so dirty!
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2005-06-12 16:18
You have ruined your teacher's instrument. You should have asked before spraying it with anything. In my opinion you shoud buy a new instrument for the teacher. If your teacher is kind enough to forgive you for this, then I hope you at least learn not to do such a silly thing again!
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Author: johnsonfromwisconsin
Date: 2005-06-12 16:39
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You have ruined your teacher's instrument. You should have asked before spraying it with anything. In my opinion you shoud buy a new instrument for the teacher. If your teacher is kind enough to forgive you for this, then I hope you at least learn not to do such a silly thing again!
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When you damage or break something of someone else's, I don't think you owe them more than fair market value for the object. How much is a bacteria-ridden smelly Evette in need of an overhaul worth? And in this case it's not ruined or broken, just depriciated (which is arguable if indeed all she did was kill bacteria)
That said, the smart thing would have been to return the instrument untouched. Making changes to something of someone else's thing should be left up to the owner, without prior consent.
I'm guessing that any decent person won't care, given the regard they've given this instruments so far.
-JfW
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Author: 3dogmom
Date: 2005-06-12 17:01
You can't assume what the person will, or should, think. All you can do is state what happened, and why you did what you did. The fact remains that you are returning that was loaned to you in a condition which is changed from when it was loaned to you. Just be honest, apologize, and accept responsibility. That's all you can do.
Sue Tansey
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Author: bflatclarinetist
Date: 2005-06-12 17:37
Yes, I should have thought before doing so. Well it's a first for everything!
Maybe she would forgive me since it's very old and it was her first clarinet she started on, she says it was already "discoloured". But I think I made it worse.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2005-06-13 03:26
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You have ruined your teacher's instrument. You should have asked before spraying it with anything. In my opinion you shoud buy a new instrument for the teacher. If your teacher is kind enough to forgive you for this, then I hope you at least learn not to do such a silly thing again!
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That's crap. The Clarinet had a terrible smell - I'd put a torch to it personally.
Mold/mildew - I have a zero tollerance policy to it.
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Author: LeeB
Date: 2005-06-13 03:42
<<<So I wait for the Lysol to dry, next thing you know it turns a shade of yellow!
So I try getting rid of the yellow stuff with an old tooth brush and water but nothing happened...can someone help?>>>
Sounds like the clarinet is a lemon.
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Author: susieray
Date: 2005-06-13 03:44
Sounds like an old discolored hard rubber clarinet, not mold.
Just my guess.
Sue
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Author: susieray
Date: 2005-06-13 04:39
Of course he was kidding, shoe polish would never work. Ya gotta use black spray paint ![[happy]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smiley12.gif)
sue
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Author: contragirl
Date: 2005-06-13 05:43
haha!
I thought the reason hard rubber clarinets turned yellow was because of sulphur releases? A tech can take that out, mine did it for some of my mouthpieces.
There are worse things you can do to an old clarinet than spraying it with lysol. Like spraying it with spray paint or shoe polish... or burning it... haha
--CG
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Author: BobD
Date: 2005-06-13 10:57
Yes, as suggested above, tell the teach just what happened. Well, there's yellow and then there's Yellow....don't know which shade of it yer talkin about so can't make reasonable assessment. It probalby is rubber that has discolored and not bugs. Black shoe polish isn't the craziest possible idea. ....but it may come off on the teach's hands. Full restoration of the original color may be a big project. Search the BB for additional comments.
Bob Draznik
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Author: bflatclarinetist
Date: 2005-06-13 11:40
The clarinet is fine, it has a nice sound. It's just the appearance, it looks terrible. But I'm only borrowing this for 2 weeks.
When I return it to my teacher, it's not like she's going play it again anyways. And I told her to not worry I'd take good care of it. Then she said it has to be over-hauled anyways.
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