Klarinet Archive - Posting 000764.txt from 1997/04

From: Jrykorten@-----.com
Subj: Re: swabbing kills the clarinet?????
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:59:54 -0400

In a message dated 97-04-23 22:57:08 EDT, you write:

<< >
>The number of times you swab your clarinet is inversely proportional to the
>useful life of the instrument.

Jerry-

How is this true?
Just wondering.....

Anne Vacca
Horseheads Middle School
Instrumental Music (sabbatic replacement)
AnneVacca@-----.com
>>

Each time you swab, by friction, you are abrading the bore and removing some
of it. The same way your glasses become filled with micro scratches etc. when
you clean them over and over.

Jerry Korten
NYC