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Author: mrahc1
Date: 2004-06-11 02:35
My 7th grader has been playing the same wood clarinet for 2 years now. She has always complained to me ALL the time about how the clarinet has a very bad smell/odor and she can hardly stand to play it. I've had it to the local music store twice for cleaning and it will smell slightly better when she gets it back(I think all they do is spray a fragrance in it) then it comes right back. The music teacher says it has something to do with her not flossing her teeth enough?????????? I just want to know how to rid the smell for good short of removing all keys etc... Is there a fast easy way to get rid of smell. PLEASE HELP IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW OR WHAT TO DO. THANKS SO MUCH. 6/10/04
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Author: D
Date: 2004-06-11 02:54
all i know which you probably do too is that she needs to not play after eating or drinking anything other then water. one thing i use is mint cork greese. another thing is that she needs to clean is with a swab after every use, i recomend cotten swabs although they are the most expensive. another thing is that all instruments develop a smell and if it is not really that bad she may be overeacting and you just get used to it. so good cleaning habbits and not eating is probably most important.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2004-06-11 12:11
Was this a new or used clarinet when you got it? What kind of smell is it? Musty? or something else. It may need repadded to get rid of the smell.
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Author: amanda
Date: 2004-06-11 21:33
i agree with D the worst thing you can do is to play after you have eaten or drank something that can cause a bad odor and attract bugs into the mouthpiece. if she has band class right after lunch tell her to make sure she rinses out her mouth with water before playing. also make sure she cleans the instrument regularly AT LEAST two to three times a week and make sure her brushing and flossing habits are daily doing all of this should take care of the problem hope this helps
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-06-12 22:51
if your clarient has a strong fleshy decay smell, then something is wrong. you would have to be eating and playing and had gotten some food to get that bad smell. i've played on a factory new wooden Yamaha, it had a bad smell, but that was the finish that was on the clarinet, not any food in it. over time the smell of the finish will wear away. a way to keep the wooden clarinet moist is to put orange peels in the case, that would mask the smell of a finish. and run a swab through all the pieces of the clarinet after every time playing. hope this helps.
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