Klarinet Archive - Posting 000176.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mouthpiece cleaning
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 11:48:44 -0500

The only caviat is to be really, really careful that you don't drop (or
even bump) the mouthpiece in the sink. Weekly cleaning increases the
exposure to that risk.
As a kid, I broke a crystal mouthpiece (entire beak) as I was cleaning it
to sell the next day. I just bumped it on the bottom of the sink (didn't
even drop it!) The buyer backed out. ....Wonder why?....

At 10:48 AM 2/7/97 -0600, Steve Prescott wrote:
>I think the best solution to this mouthpiece cleaning problem is that four
>letter word..."maintenance." Cleaning your mouthpiece once a week with a
>mild soap and luke warm water will dispense with the need for harsh
>chemicals. The strongest solution I wash my mouthpiece with is H202
>(hydrogen peroxide). I also clean my reeds with it (as do bassoonists).
>
>The best analogy I can use in reference to cleaning your mouthpiece is: You
>wash your fork after eating don't you?
>
>
>Steve
>
>Steve Prescott
>Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
>Indiana State University
>mipresc@-----.edu
>
>
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College
Foundation of Arts and Musical Excellence Summer Music Festival (FAME)