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Dear colleagues,

Concerning the recent discussion on mothprofing and musical instruments I
contacted Bob Barclay at the Canadian Conservation Institute.  His comments
follow:

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"
> I am not in favour of applying any chemical treatments to the textile
parts
> of musical instruments. It is often difficult to get access to the parts
> and the chances of contaminating other areas is high. I would be
especially
> concerned about aqueous solutions, such as the one suggested earlier in
> this correspondence, because of its possible effect on natural adhesives
> like hide glue. I prefer to clean away any evidence of infestation
> mechanically and then to apply standard 'housekeeping' techniques to
avoid
> a recurrence of the insect attack. If the felts in your musical
instruments
> are being attacked, applying a deterrent to them isn't really dealing
with
> the problem. Where are the insects coming from and why are they allowed
to
> breed in the musical instruments unmolested? Regular inspection, exposure
> and cleaning are much better deterrents than the application of
chemicals.
> A good reference for this, and many other musical instrument care issues,
> is:
>
> Barclay, Robert, ed., The Care of Historic Musical Instruments (Ottawa:
> CCI/MGC, 1998)
>
> This book is available from the Canadian Conservation Institute. Visit
our
> website for details.
>
> Bob Barclay,
> Senior Conservator,
> Historic Objects "
>
>
>
>Wishing you all the very best,
>


Sharon Little
Restauratrice
Responsable - Atelier des textiles

Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
Centre de conservation du Québec
1825, rue Semple
Québec (Québec) G1N 4B7

Téléphone:  (418)  643-7001  poste 230
Télécopieur:  (418)  646-5419
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http://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca
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