Klarinet Archive - Posting 000162.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mouthpiece cleaning
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 11:08:46 -0500

50% vinegar 50% water solution soaked for 20 min will help it a lot. It
won't get rubbery like an egg. :)

At 07:32 AM 2/7/97 +0600, Frank Garcia wrote:
>I have a wierd question. Some of my students have expressed their disgust
>at the appearance of my mouthpiece which has a white, chalky ring around
>it. I joke around about it with them, calling it "barnacles" and "cheese".
>I Have never been able to get totally rid of this stuff. I have tried
>scraping it, vibrating it in a jewelry cleaner and plain old soaking in
>soap & water, but none seems to do the trick. Any suggestions? Are there
>any chemicals I could use that are non-abrasive, won't discolor the
>mouthpiece and won't kill me?
>
>Frank Garcia
>
>
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College