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Re: Grenadilla Dust in Old Clarinets ?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2018-11-05 21:17

Wood contains resin and some can leech out from end grain and harden which can be scraped off with a plastic or wood scraper. I've seen this far more on cocobolo and kingwood instruments than blackwood/grenadilla ones.

Oil won't dissolve any of this residue and alcohol or solvents will take time to remove it, so you're best easing it off with a plastic or wooden scraper (or an old reed) so it won't damage the tonehole.

Grenadilla has a natural brown stain which will also stain pads and pullthroughs in contact with it, so don't bother trying to remove this stain from the wood as it's not going to happen. If you don't like seeing the stained pads or pullthroughs, then have black pads installed and use a black pullthrough.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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