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Re: Safe way to clean a hard rubber clarinet body?

Author: Tom Ridenour
Date: 2023-01-15 21:34

The color of hard rubber clarinets fading is quite rare based on what customers have told us over the past 17 years but when it does happen there is a very easy solution. I've walked maybe 15 customers, quite a few of them band parents who aren't actually musicians themselves, through this process over the years and the results have been excellent every time as far as I'm aware.

What you will need;

https://www.amazon.com/Fiebings-USMC-Black-Leather-Dye/dp/B00AN5OX3C/ref=asc_df_B00AN5OX3C/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309802514357&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4262821009564311843&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026871&hvtargid=pla-570224397596&psc=1

A jewelers screw driver to remove keys. Parallel pliers are recommended though not necessarily needed.

Soft cloth

Roll of paper towels.

Instructions;

1. Remove the keys from the faded/discolored area(s) of the clarinet.

2. Using a damp cloth wipe down the body of the clarinet to remove dust, dirt, grime, etc. and then dry it off.

3. Buff the faded/discolored areas of the clarinet with with the leather dye. Be conservative in your application of the dye as you can always add a little more but removing it, even when still wet, is a bit trickier.

4. Once the discolored/faded areas of the body are stained back to black let the clarinet dry over night. Off the top of my head I don't recall how long the bottle says the substance takes to dry but our recommendation is to let it dry over night.

5. In the morning put the keys back on and the clarinet should look basically new.

Warning: Obviously don't do this to a mouthpiece as that's something you stick in your mouth. I would hope the reason why is self explanatory.

Hope this helps anyone who's clarinet has discolored and they'd like it looking like new again. If you have any questions about this you can post them here but the better bet is contacting us directly as I don't often check message boards.

Ted Ridenour

Ridenour Clarinet Products,
rclarinetproducts.com
sales@ridenourclarinetproducts.com

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