Klarinet Archive - Posting 000439.txt from 1997/04

From: kathi@-----.com (Kathi Atkins)
Subj: Re: Pad Savers
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:59:09 -0400

What may I ask makes silk work better? I was told muslin cloth works really
well for swabbing.
Kathi

>I used to use pad savers and thought they were great; however, my clarinet
>professor made me throw them away. It seems that they're worse in the
>long run because the "fuzz" that they're made of gets into the tone holes
>and only causes more problems. The fuzz only makes it harder when you're
>trying to do a thorough cleaning job. (taking the keys off and such...)
>The best method for cleaning "gunk" out of the clarinet is a good,
>thorough swabbing. Preferably with a silk swab.
>
> Holly
>
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> 1977
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