Klarinet Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 1998/05

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] gutting saxophones
Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 02:01:45 -0400

Jason H. wrote:
>
> Well, first, you pull it out of some unsuspecting saxophonists mouth. While
> it's still shaking and squawking from the shock, quickly salt the floor and
> toss it on the ground. Get a sledgehammer and knock the living brasswind out
> of it. When it stops moving, pick it up, and use a hose and rinse it out. Be
> sure to get all that gunk that bulds up near the mouthpiece (especially if
> you have a bari, those sickly instruments). Make sure you get out all the
> junk that saxophonists stuff into their bells and forget 10 minutes later.
>
> After it has been thoroughly gutted, just mount it ...

No - the proper way to dispose of a saxophone is to toss it into the
deepest body of water you can find, because (as we all know) deep
down it is a nice instrument...

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