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 Re: Clarinet Care (Polishing Silver Keys)
Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date:   2012-09-18 00:52

I like my keys dull. The feel better and are less slippery.

Any polishing cloth will have some abrasive in it. I'd rather use an old cotton handkerchief or a piece of a T-shirt. Don't use fabric softener when you wash it -- you don't want to transfer anything to the keys.

3M makes inexpensive Anti-Tarnish strips that contain "sacrificial" material that absorbs sulfur and other tarnish-producing material. See http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=anti-tarnish+strip&_sacat=0&_odkw=tarnish+cloth&_osacat=0.

There's also anti-tarnish cloth. My parents had a "silver drawer" lined with this cloth, and their silver never tarnished. You can get them at silverware stores, but the price is high. However, eBay always has ends of rolls of it at bargain prices. Search for tarnish cloth. If you're handy with a sewing machine, it's easy to make pajamas for each clarinet joint. Any dressmaker could run some up for you in a jiffy.

Ken Shaw
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