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Kenongab
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Just a question. How many days/months/years does it take for a flute tarnish a little? Because I'm quite worried about my flute  (PS;: the flute brand is JSchmidt)
thx for the replys =)
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Micron
(1408 points)
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It depends on:
1. What contaminants you expose it to in its environment.
2. The particular nature of the silver plating, compared with other instrumnets. Perhpas only JL Smith would know that.
The main culprit cauisng tarnish is sulphur compounds either in the atmosphere or in your perspiration.
They can come from vehicle exhaust fumes, industrial smoke stacks, open-flame heaters (or gas stoves/cookers) in a home, geothermal activity, eggs, garlic & onion, flatus, wool.
Other possible culprits are chlorine (from household bleach and cleaners, or swimming pools) and salt atmosphere (near the sea).
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Of course it also depends on whether you wipe the contaminants off the surfaces after playing, every time.
Tarnishing while the instrument is INSIDE the case can be minimised by using 3M anti-tarnish strips, to absorb offending vapours.
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Flutist06
(1545 points)
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Micron is quite right. If you wash your hands before picking up the instrument, and wipe it down after playing (my favorite tool for this is a microfiber cloth), you should notice that it does not tarnish as quickly, nor as much. Of course, tarnish won't affect how the instrument plays, as it is only a cosmetic problem, so it's not of great worry.
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Alieannie
(782 points)
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Just to offer an example or point of reference... I wash my hands or make sure they are at least recently washed before I play, and I have an obsession with wiping my flute down with a microfiber cloth after playing. It was overhauled about 5 months ago (solid silver flute) and has no tarnish.
I would think with just a few minutes of care a day after playing, tarnish should be minimal, with a regular COA to take care of what might build up.
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Micron
(1408 points)
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On the other hand, I have seen flutes badly tarnished, even corroded, after less than a year, in spite of such care, simply because of the player having ultra-corrosive perspiration.
In some geothermal areas a silver flute can be black all over in a year or two.
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Flutist06
(1545 points)
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But most people are not going to have ultra-corrosive perspiration, so this care should help most.
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