Author: Djudy
Date: 2020-09-26 18:39
I have enjoyed Tom's videos on youtube and would be interested in at least trying one of his professional models due to the promise of no cracking risks under outdoor playing conditions. But, having several vintage ebonite mps that have good sound qualities but are totally unplayable because the rubber has chemically degraded and they STINK, I would be very hesitant to invest in an ebonite instrument no matter how good it was, for fear it too would someday stink. That stink is like that one bad oyster: no matter how much you loved them before, after just that one, you gag any time you get close.
So:
1 - is there something different between ebonite mps and a rubber (also ebonite?) clarinet body that would invalidate this conclusion ?
2 - is there anything that can be done to restore or otherwise salvage a stinky mp? Oil, lacquer, WD40 ?? (excuse me, there is an earlier post on this question where buffing or steel wool polishing was reported as effective. But the inside of the mp remaining inaccessible to such measures, I leave this question in case there are any more recent developments. otherwise please ignore)
Post Edited (2020-09-26 19:08)
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