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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 2007/04

From: "h.s.micklem" <hsmicklem@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Re: cleaning sticky pads (cork)
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:44:04 -0400

My teacher Janet Craxton used to joke that a bit of
breakfast could do wonders for an over-bright new
reed. Perhaps toothpaste would be better still.

Spedding Micklem
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>
> Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:46:25 -0700
> To: doublereed@-----.org
> From: "Angela Wells" <oneflute1oboe@-----.com>
> Subject: RE: [DR-L] cleaning sticky pads (cork)
> Message-ID:
> <BAY103-F10DDAE439768D6A2967CEAF35B0@-----.gbl>
>
> Miriam and List,
>
> I know an oboist who was very diligent about
> brushing her teeth and rinsing
> well immediately before playing, every single time.
> A white chalky residue
> started to form on the inside of her oboe. Yep- it
> was toothpaste. It was a
> case of either too much diligence, or not rinsing
> quite as thoroughly as she
> thought she was.
>
> The white residue never hindered her playing, and
> I'm sure an annual visit
> with a bore brush and a little oil would have kept
> it at bay (not intending
> to start the to-oil-or-not-to-oil debate).
>
> ~Angela

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