Klarinet Archive - Posting 000434.txt from 1998/04

From: "Justin Wood" <olio555@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Cleaning mouthpieces
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:06:04 -0400

Actually, I don't think the (10% Acetic Acid?) vinegar will harm the
mouthpiece in a short period of time once or twice a year. But leaving it
soak for a period of time may. I know acetic acid will react with plastic.

Sorry I can't be a little more accurate, but I am truly not sure.

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Catchlove <bcatch@-----.au>
Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 7:17 AM
Subject: Re: Cleaning mouthpieces

>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>
>To: klarinet@-----.us>
>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
>>>
>>
>