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Re: Grenadilla Dust in Old Clarinets ?

Author: Windy Dreamer
Date: 2018-11-05 19:26

So far I only did that to each of my old Armstrong and Artley clarinets They were my first clarinets. Each of them had at least one broken tenon and outer body cracks. I learned to play them by ear after crudely repairing them.
I assumed the grains were grenadilla dust because they did not dissolve in either mineral oil or olive oil. I suppose it is possible that neither oil is capable of dissolving grenadilla crystals.
The JCL-731 is going to become my everyday horn. I love its sound and clarity but it does not seem to ever come clean in the center bore. I have applied a heavy layer of oil that was removed after half an hour at least 10 times. My drop cloths come out tarry and blackened after each swabbing whether it is oil or play residue. Every night I wash out the swab cloths. After 3 or 4 weeks of play and cleaning it still produces blackened tarry swab cloths. I suppose I will have to continue with oiling and cleaning until it eventually becomes clean.

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