Klarinet Archive - Posting 000236.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mouthpiece cleaning
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 12:38:21 -0500

No, not at all. Sure if you just ate a twinkie before you play, it will
help, but the dead lip skin that sheds while you play will not be changed
whether you brush or not. I brush every time I play- it feels really grungy
if I don't, but I still have to clean my MP. periodically.

Sheri commented:
Is one way of preventing this, brushing your teeth before playing? I carry
>a toothbrush, sometimes I go from a day job to a rehearsal or show with no
>time to go home in between. And my mouthpieces haven't gotten this way.
>

At 10:39 AM 2/8/97 -0500, Sherri wrote:
>On 7 Feb 97 , 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?
>
>

Is one way of preventing this, brushing your teeth before playing? I carry
a toothbrush, sometimes I go from a day job to a rehearsal or show with no
time to go home in between. And my mouthpieces haven't gotten this way.
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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)