Klarinet Archive - Posting 000431.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] swabs vs. shove-its
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 12:24:06 -0400

At 03:08 PM 9/13/98 -0700, Jason Hsien wrote:
>I'm curious to whether swabs are better or worse than using shove-it pads in
>wooden clarinets.
>
>I ask because I've been using both until recently, when time became more
>critical, I've left out swabbing and just inserted the sove-its and let the
>clarinet be. Is this safe practice for wooden clarinets? (I've only used
>shove-its on my plastic for the last 5 years and they've worked well there.)
>
I don't think Shove-its were ever intended to be a substitute for swabbing.
I always swab, THEN put in the Shove-it to pick up any moisture in the
tone holes that the swab missed. It seems to work.

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