Klarinet Archive - Posting 000182.txt from 1997/02

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Mouthpiece cleaning
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 14:18:28 -0500

Frank,
I have successfully used effervescent denture cleaner on my old
hard rubber mouthpiece. Did pretty darned good. Try it, just make sure you
use luke-warm water.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Fri, 7 Feb 1997, 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
>