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Author: Rapidcif
Date: 2009-10-18 16:24
Hi again. My name is Jimmy and i am going to a chinese restaurant in 30 minutes. I am a guy who never runs out of questions. You are all a big help so thx.
Im about to get a wooden clarinet, so can someone recommend a cleaning kit product? I looked on WWBW, and saw a few, and it looked like i couldn't go wrong with anything of them, but i just want to be safe.
O and my parents dont like to spend money, so i was wondering if there's any household items that can substitute as some cleaning tools? thx.
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Author: Jacob
Date: 2009-10-18 16:27
well if your cork starts wearing down use some masking tape as a substitute cause thats what I do with my B&H cause its around 45 years old
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2009-10-18 16:34
Hmm, I don't know how a chinese restaurant will fit into this equation, but what do I know.
Anyhow, I clean my wooden clarinets (in the process of restoring them into playing condition) with a 15mm bottle brush (bore) or a soft toothbrush (outside) and liquid hand soap and (little) lukewarm water. Toneholes are cleaned with cotton buds (aka Q-Tips). Carefully rinsed and dried, and then oiled with extra virgin olive oil.
Keys are polished with either Nevr-Dull/Duraglit or the equivalent (Nickel keys) or with a standard non-abrasive silver polish (silver keys).
Keywork is oiled with good sewing machine oil.
I consider all of them "household items".
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Ben
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Author: knotty
Date: 2009-10-18 16:36
On my worn corks I used teflon tape and dental floss as a temp fix until I can re-cork it. I guess on the cleaning it depends on how much cleaning the clarinet needs. I took mine apart and buffed all the keys on a cloth wheel and used a strip of rag shoe-shine style to clean the body.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2009-10-18 16:47
Jacob wrote:
> well if your cork starts wearing down use some masking tape as
> a substitute cause thats what I do with my B&H cause its around
> 45 years old
The blind leading the blind ...
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2009-10-18 16:51
knotty wrote:
> I took mine apart and
> buffed all the keys on a cloth wheel and used a strip of rag
> shoe-shine style to clean the body.
Something NOT recommended for a rank beginner.
Rapidcif, just keep it dusted off and remember to swab after every use, including getting the moisture out of the sockets and tenons. Wait a few more years before doing much else or you risk causing your parents to spend more money undoing the damage you can cause.
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Author: Katrina
Date: 2009-10-18 23:10
All you need is a pull-through swab (handkerchief sized) and Qtips.
Qtips for the mouthpiece and finger holes (NOT the pad-covered holes), and pull the swab through after every playing.
If you'd like, an extra swab for getting moisture out of the tenons (where the joints fit together) can prevent cork grease from getting into the inside of the clarinet.
You (IMO) do not need a "fancy" "wood clarinet care kit" or anything.
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2009-10-19 01:44
Get a Doctor's Black Legend silk swab. Use Q-tips to get dirt out of tone holes. If the register tube gets dirty, a pipe cleaner works wonders.
Don't try anything else until you know what you're really doing. For anything else, take it to a pro!
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
Post Edited (2009-10-19 01:45)
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