Klarinet Archive - Posting 000023.txt from 1998/10

From: "Jennifer McKenna" <mai_lin@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Cleaning
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 15:09:02 -0400

Lemon juice works just as well, and doesn't taste as bad.

>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: "Arnold Teres" <johnathant@-----.com>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 19:50:15 -0400
>Subject: [kl] Mouthpiece Cleaning
>
>I have saliva with a high calcium content so I end up with rapid
>accumulation of hard white crud on my mouthpiece. Since abrasives of
any
>kind are probably bad to use on your mouthpiece I suggest soaking your
>mouthpiece in white vinegar whenever the deposits become a problem.
Just be
>careful not to soak the cork. For me, most of the deposists will wipe
off
>with a soft cloth and some cool water after about 10 - 15 minutes of
vinegar
>soaking. A second soaking gets my mouthpiece spotless. You may get by
with
>less. I have to do this about every four to six weeks.
>I also wipe off any excess cork greese that accumulates on the tenon or
in
>the mortise of the various joints. I use a soft cotton cloth for this
job
>and I wash it immediately afterwards - it's just too gummy to put into
my
>case.
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