Klarinet Archive - Posting 000106.txt from 1998/01

From: "Baldy" <comic@-----.com>
Subj: Re: swabbing really does wear it out
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 21:55:22 -0500

this has really confused me. As I understand the basic thesis it is being
suggestd that a softer item can wear down a harder item. I always thought
it was the other way around. I guess then I could take a soft cloth and rub
it on a diamond and gradually wear it away. Go figure!

Bob

Bill E wrote,
> very briefly. Neil and Roger get my vote: just as you can polish a
> bore or a mouthpiece or a razor, for that matter (and steel is a lot
> harder than rubber), you can indeed eventually wear down the rail edges
> and the tip. I know, I'm guilty of it. The frequency of swabbing, the
> type of cloth (think of a razor strop of a lens-polishing cloth), and
> the tightness of fit would all be factors varying the effect, but the
> effect is, in my opinion, indisputable. So there :).
>
> Bill E.