How do you clean warangka interior?

Neo · 11th September 2010, 05:23 AM

Thanks, Guys ... Looking forward to that photo.
By the way, is it a bad idea to quickly rinse the interior with 95% alcohol? I'm thinking that since alcohol is evaporative, most of the stuff will vaporize anyway, leaving the interior clean.

A. G. Maisey · 11th September 2010, 06:45 AM

Why bother?

I don't see that it would do any good.

A. G. Maisey · 11th September 2010, 07:20 AM

Here's pics of the tools to work inside a wrongko.

The segrek cuts on the draw stroke, I forged this one out of a car coil spring.

The knife is designed to get inside the top of the wrongko, I forged this from an old chisel.

The copper tube is pinched together at the end to increase [pressure of air blown through it

Neo · 11th September 2010, 12:56 PM

Impressive tools!!! I get the rough idea. For a brief couple of seconds I forgot we were discussing about keris, these images remind me of torture devices in some movies

Anyway, you blow air into the wrongko using the copper tube? So basically the idea is to remove the dirty portions of the wood by chipping it off minimally, then blow air to clean the bits away?

A. G. Maisey · 11th September 2010, 02:02 PM

Yes, that's about it.

However, to just clean the inside I use rifle cleaning rods and brushes, as I have already advised.

The segrek is used to make a gandar, you only need to use it on a finished gandar if the inside is contaminated in some way and you need to cut away more wood.

Anthony G. · 2nd December 2019, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neo

Thanks, Guys ... Looking forward to that photo.
By the way, is it a bad idea to quickly rinse the interior with 95% alcohol? I'm thinking that since alcohol is evaporative, most of the stuff will vaporize anyway, leaving the interior clean.

Wood absorbs liquid.

cannext · 3rd December 2019, 05:58 PM

Regarding the use of the blowpipe / straw to remove the dust from the inside : close your eyes when blowing or wear safety glasses , the dust will get in your eyes otherwise . Don't ask , been there and it is very irritating .
Regards F.

Anthony G. · 28th February 2020, 07:22 AM

http://www.yamaha.com.sg/eshop/en/ya...BrushSaxophone

I use this type to clean the inner of dirty warangka.

11th September 2010, 07:20 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Here's pics of the tools to work inside a wrongko. The segrek cuts on the draw stroke, I forged this one out of a car coil spring. The knife is designed to get inside the top of the wrongko, I forged this from an old chisel. The copper tube is pinched together at the end to increase [pressure of air blown through it Attached Images

11th September 2010, 05:23 AM	#1
Neo Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 59	Thanks, Guys ... Looking forward to that photo. By the way, is it a bad idea to quickly rinse the interior with 95% alcohol? I'm thinking that since alcohol is evaporative, most of the stuff will vaporize anyway, leaving the interior clean.

11th September 2010, 06:45 AM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Why bother? I don't see that it would do any good.

11th September 2010, 12:56 PM	#4
Neo Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 59	Impressive tools!!! I get the rough idea. For a brief couple of seconds I forgot we were discussing about keris, these images remind me of torture devices in some movies Anyway, you blow air into the wrongko using the copper tube? So basically the idea is to remove the dirty portions of the wood by chipping it off minimally, then blow air to clean the bits away?

11th September 2010, 02:02 PM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Yes, that's about it. However, to just clean the inside I use rifle cleaning rods and brushes, as I have already advised. The segrek is used to make a gandar, you only need to use it on a finished gandar if the inside is contaminated in some way and you need to cut away more wood.

3rd December 2019, 05:58 PM	#7
cannext Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	Regarding the use of the blowpipe / straw to remove the dust from the inside : close your eyes when blowing or wear safety glasses , the dust will get in your eyes otherwise . Don't ask , been there and it is very irritating . Regards F.

28th February 2020, 07:22 AM	#8
Anthony G. Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 470	http://www.yamaha.com.sg/eshop/en/ya...BrushSaxophone I use this type to clean the inner of dirty warangka.