Klarinet Archive - Posting 000656.txt from 1997/12

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Pioneer Rubber Gloves
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 14:26:00 -0500

On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, Roger Garrett wrote:

> But you have to admit Neil, it is less expensive! Those Yamaha patches
> cost $3.50 for three, and you have to buy them regularly after biting
> through them. The gloves were only $5 for two that lasted me over two or
> three years!

That's just it, though. I've never bitten through one of my patches.
The only reason I ever replace them is when I decide to give my
mouthpiece a bath and cleanse it of calcium build-up and such. Then
I take off the patch, clean the beak, dry it off, and and apply a
new one. Once every 6 months, maximum.

> hassle...better material. But clear??? Yowza.

Eh, I like the clear material.

Neil