Klarinet Archive - Posting 000512.txt from 1998/01

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: moisture in pads
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 14:47:16 -0500

I use filter paper (the kind used in chem labs) after each session to dry
all my pads. It is highly absorbent, very thin, and can be used over and
over.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

At 01:42 PM 1/10/98 EST, you wrote:
>I've always taken a dollar bill to clean out my tone holes and pads. It
was a
>tip I got from my teacher. (Do $100 bills clean better?!? LOL) Sometimes
>if I'm poor with no money in my pocket, I use my silk swab. All these
methods
>sure beat blowing across the hole. I always got strange looks when i did
that
>from inexperienced clarinet players.
>Chris Hoffman
>
>