Klarinet Archive - Posting 000391.txt from 1998/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Swabs, rocks, water and mouthpieces
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 10:02:49 -0500

At 12:03 AM 1/8/98 CST, Diane Karius wrote:
>Thus demonstrating the superiority of the "virtual" swab; used by
>many elementary and middle school band members who swear that they
>clean out their mouthpiece religiously (and can't understand why it
>smells SO bad...)
>
So that's what they are using! :-) You wouldn't (well maybe YOU would)
believe some of the mouthpieces we see in the shop. It must take months,
maybe years, to build up that much crud. For kids, removal of the reed
and daily swabbing should be mandatory. Discretion may be introduced later.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.