Klarinet Archive - Posting 000276.txt from 1995/02

From: "David B. Niethamer" <NIETHAMER@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Re: Dampits
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 22:00:17 -0500

On Mon, 13 Feb 1995, Laura R Bornhoeft wrote:

> For what it's worth, it seems to me that if you do a lot of playing -- at
> least daily, maybe more, that your wet swab will provide plenty of
> moisture in your case.
> (so, has this list had an exhaustive discussion of swabs yet?)

Are we discussing the smell or color of those swabs :-) Here in central
VA, we spend 9 months of the year trying to remove moisture from our
cases, reeds, etc.

The orange peel suggestion seems to work the rest of the time for me, and it
does improve the smell. I have a question for the gurus about what effect
if any the orange peel and the oil therein may have on the wood. I put
strips of peel over the tenen corks, which seems to keep the corks from
getting dry and shrinking, and also seems to prevent that bleached-out
look that the tenon on the top of the upper joint tends to get. I also
grease my corks as I put the clarinet away - no grease on the keys, and,
as I'm very careful not to be too excessive, not too many case fuzzies on
the corks next time. Does any of this help/matter, or have I gone over
the edge (OK, OK, we're only discussing moisture and wood here!).

Your thought, please??

David Niethamer