Klarinet Archive - Posting 000232.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: swabbing really does wear it out
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:18:36 -0500

"Constant dripping wears away a stone" --- doesn't it???
Roger Shilcock

On Sat, 3 Jan 1998, Baldy wrote:

> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 20:55:08 -0600
> From: Baldy <comic@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: wde1 <wde1@-----.us>
> Subject: Re: swabbing really does wear it out
>
> 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.
>