Antique Musical Instruments/elkhart alto condition

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I own a silver-plated sax, and it's been sitting in an attic for 30 years. The case has aquired a....shall we say...horrible smell. Getting a new case is not an option, because it is an old style sax and the bottom keys are configured differently. Is my sax worth spending a lot of money on to just clean the case?

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Conn saxes are respected instruments, so it is probably worth keeping in good working condition.  

The case can be made to smell better, repair services have a spray that help clearing the smell; and setting it in the sun will also help.  I've also wondered whether Febreze or a similar product wouldn't also do the job.  

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Kenton Scott

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Please note: My area is BRASS instruments, not other wind, string or percussion instruments. I will provide information on antique, obscure and out of production BRASS instruments. 1) Please don't ask for evaluations, I'll not provide them on this site. 2) I am often asked very similar questions, so I'd invite you to first check on Horn-u-Copia.net. Much of the information I have garnered about this topic, I have posted on this WEB site.

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I perform in several historical bands, have informally researched the area, repair brass instruments, and operate a Forum dedicated to the topic at http://horn-u-copia.net

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B.S. Ed, M.S.

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