Klarinet Archive - Posting 000144.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: RE Swabbing mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:17:09 -0500

No offense meant here Michael,

But one of the first things I do when I have freshmen enter my university
is observe them assemble and dissassmble the horn. This includes
swabbing. John Mohler did the same for me, and I followed his example of
instruction.....because it made sense. I didn't, however, follow his
advice with the mouthpiece, and a year later was purchasing another.
People don't necessarily have to believe that it is the swab, but as long
as the information was provided, they can make up their own minds [Ok
Bill? ;) ].

Are you playing on a $200 mouthpiece? If not, go buy one and then pull
the swab as often as you want. For me, I choose not to take the chance of
reoccurence syndrome (tongue in cheek).....but it seems like a good
discussion just the same.

Sorry you are not enlightened, but all you have to do is delete!

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, reedy wrote:

> I find it hard to believe that so many people are that interested in this mindless topic!
> To take it to it's most ridiculous conclusion I can imagine someone suggesting that we don't blow down our mouthpieces for fear of wind erosion.
>
> For goodness sake mouthpieces last a good time and when they wear out you go and buy another one as near in feel as possible. Musicians have to be flexible in their music making- if they can't be flexible in their equipment there really isn't much hope.
>
> Please can we talk about something more interesting?
>
> Michael Whight
>