Klarinet Archive - Posting 000706.txt from 1997/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: A Beginner's Question - Cleaning a mouthpiece
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:08:00 -0400

I don't swab my mouthpiece at all....and clean it in lukewarm water once a
week....no buildup on the inside at all (but I make sure my mouth is clean
and free of sugar/food traces before I play). It is the outside that
seems to get the major buildup!!

Roger Garrett

On Sat, 13 Sep 1997 deerich@-----.net wrote:

> Besides at school, swabbing is the only reasonable option. If you just
> let it dry, it will get a nasty buildup in it.
>
> Dee Hays
> Canton, SD
> deerich@-----.net
>