Klarinet Archive - Posting 000426.txt from 1998/04

From: "Brian Catchlove" <bcatch@-----.au>
Subj: Re: Cleaning mouthpieces
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:05:56 -0400

Kevin,
Does the Acetic acid dissolve the mouthpiece or affect the rubber at all?
Maybe someone with a knowledge of chemistry could answer this.
Just a thought
Brian Catchlove

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Fay <kevinfay@-----.com>
Date: Thursday, 9 April 1998 12:36pm
Subject: Re: Cleaning mouthpieces

>Kevin wrote:
>The white gunk that grows around your mouthpiece is calcium. Some
>people have a lot of it build up, as a byproduct to their body
>chemistry.
>
>It's quite easy to remove--I fill a shot glass with vinegar, and plop
>the mouthpiece in it beak down (well, carefully place it anyway). It
>dissolves all by itself--no scrubbing, which you should not do in any
>event lest you inadvertently change the facing.
>
>kjf
>

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Damiano Fedeli <fedeli@-----.it>
>To: klarinet@-----.us>
>Date: Tuesday, 7 April 1998 8:45pm
>Subject: Cleaning mouthpieces
>
>
>>Hallo,
>>how can I clean my B45 mouthpiece?
>>Dam
>>
>