Klarinet Archive - Posting 000602.txt from 1998/09

From: CmdrHerel@-----.com
Subj: [kl] On swabs and orange peels
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 02:09:30 -0400

In a message dated 9/15/98 10:21:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
agalper@-----.com writes:

<< I ask the students to leave them open, on top of the instrument. This
way, the swab dries better and the little bit of moisture that is in
them would help the humidity in the case. >>

I would not want the moisture from the swab in direct contact with my key
work. Springs rust over time, and I'd hate to speed this process.

I also would not want the moisture in direct contact with the wood.

BUT... Humidifying the *case* is important in a dry climate! (And snowy
winters qualify.)

So leaving the damp swab in the case is fine.

AND orange peels are the best humidifier I have found. :) Again, I wouldn't
let them come in direct contact with the horn itself.

Teri Herel

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