Klarinet Archive - Posting 000770.txt from 1998/09

From: "Harlan Landes" <spike@-----.Edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] SWAB GOT STUCK !
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 21:43:19 -0400

This happened to me a few years ago. After a clarinet teacher
(incidententally not mine at the time, but he later did become my teacher)
helped me remove it -- it was not easy -- he strongly suggested cutting
about half of the cloth off. I did, and it hasn't gotten stuck since.

>Yesterday a pupil phoned in great PANIC.
>His swab got stuck in the clarinet.
>
>This happens sometimes. The top joint has a little tube sticking into it
>and it's easy to get a swab stuck there.
>
>But NO! This swab got stuck in the lower joint. I guess that the more
>he tried to pull it through, it got embedded more.
>
>I asked him to come over and finally after a lot of trying, got it out.
>BUT I had to put a long screw driver down from the top and gently tap it
>with a hammer.
>
>The piece that came out was so crumpled you wouldn't believe it.
>
>The lesson: Keep the swabs flattened out when you put them in the case.
>AND make sure that it's loose when you are going to pull it through.
>Imagine that happening at a concert!
>
>ACTUALLY IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO IRON THE SWAB FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU GET
>MORE SWABBING SURFACE.
>
>I think this was mentioned somewhere, but it might be a good idea to sew
>an extra piece of cloth tape on the tail part of the swab. This way, you
>might pull it out from the bottom part if it gets stuck.

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