Klarinet Archive - Posting 000820.txt from 1997/04

From: Benjamin Maas <bm004e@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: softening new swab
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 11:56:16 -0400

I don't want to sound sarcastic here, but my only suggestion is to give
up. I have Buffet swabs that are several years old and they don't seem to
get softer. Eventually they catch on the octave post inside the horn and
end up tearing. The Yamaha swabs are much thinner and generally don't
even get stuck in my e-flat. By far the best, though, is a silk Gem swab.
They are absorbant and never get stuck.

Ben

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*Benjamin Maas * Which is more musical, a truck passing*
*Student, Eastman School of Music * by a factory, or a truck passing by a *
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On Sun, 27 Apr 1997 peter.stoll@-----.ca wrote:

> I've been "breaking in" (or at least trying to) a new Buffet swab; it
> seems incredibly thick/tough and is hard to pull through the bore. I've
> tried washing it by hand several times to soften it up, but no luck. Any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter (peter.stoll@-----.ca)
>