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Re: Water and Clarinets

Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-03-25 06:31

I once had a tech tell me that Yamaha student clarinets (model #?) of rubber or composite, with Valentino pads, could be stored in water and it wouldn't hurt them. Like he'd seen this done as a demo. Or at least he'd seen them cleaned by immersion. (Please don't try this on my hearsay testimony.)

For normal instruments, the issues are-
1) the body, if wood--- issues described by Paul
2) the pads--- get them too wet or for too long, you'll need new ones
3) the mechanisms--- water in the keywork might drive out any oil, or maybe there isn't any(!) and corrosion and binding will happen sooner or later

Did I miss anything?

These are all reasons half the band goes crazy when a monsoon starts while they're on the field. And the other half (trumpets and such) laugh at them.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

Post Edited (2015-03-25 06:35)

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