[TPIN] Chem.cleaning

[Michael Anderson]

Leaving any horn with any finish in a CLR bath overnight would be "stupid
and wrong." If the bath is properly diluted, 30 minutes of immersion doesn't
hurt any instrument... Even lacquer. It does make it very clean though. :-)

MA

> The only warning about this that I thought was well taken was that if you
> are cleaning a lacquered horn, and leave it overnight in any strong
> detergent, there is a possibility that some of the lacquer might lift off
> should the detergent get underneath it anywhere. But I clean my silver
> plated horns in strong detergents all the time, and frequently leave them to
> soak overnight.....