Klarinet Archive - Posting 000926.txt from 1998/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: ITS A FACT (3)
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:26:25 -0500

At 10:45 PM 2/24/98 -0600, Ed Lacy wrote:
>All the advice I have ever heard concerning this subject is precisely the
>opposite of the above. I'm quite sure it is best NOT to use a chemically
>treated cleaning cloth on the keys of any woodwind. The problem is that
>whatever chemicals are involved can get on the pads, thereby accelerating
>their deterioration and eventual demise.
>
Which must be why Selmer sells them ($5.00 retail now). They work very
well, but leave a slight film which can be annoyingly slippery to some.

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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.