Klarinet Archive - Posting 000827.txt from 1997/04

From: Martin Marks <mmarks@-----.net>
Subj: Re: softening new swab
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 20:37:47 -0400

At 11:15 AM 4/27/97 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-04-27 08:24:56 EDT, you write:
>
><< 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? >>
>
>Buy a Buffet silk swab. They're about $15 and worth every penny!
>
>Don Gross
>La Canada, California
>
>Most cotton swabs like the Buffet will get stuck eventually on the register
tube
especially on the A clarinet which has a long register tube. The safest
thing is
to cut it with scissors and make it about a third smaller. Any of the silk
swabs
on the market go through the clarinet easily and will usually not get stuck.

Marty Marks