Klarinet Archive - Posting 000527.txt from 1998/01

From: "Leo van Zantvoort" <leovz@-----.nl>
Subj: Re: moisture in pads
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:11:28 -0500

On Sat, 10 Jan 1998 13:42:55 EST, Composer16 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.

I have tried a Dutch 10 gulden bill, but it doesn't absorb the moister at all... I use sigarette paper.... it
absorbs moister very well! Dus a dollar bull absorb moister?

Leo.