Klarinet Archive - Posting 000160.txt from 1998/11

From: Edward Evans <evanse@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Swabbing Curiosity!
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 20:22:59 -0500

When I swab, I start with the bell end, too. Then, as I break it down, I
swab each piece individually. Does anyone else do this??

Ed

At 06:25 PM 11/5/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I swab my instruments from the bell to the barrel. The only reason is that
>the bell is a bigger target than the barrel to drop the weight into. :-)
>
>Karl Krelove
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Soo Khoon Goh <gohsookh@-----.edu>
>To: klarinet@-----.org>
>Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 6:11 PM
>Subject: [kl] Swabbing Curiosity!
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>
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>I know this sounds dumb, but is there a reason for him doing that
>>(swabbing from bottom up), or could it be his habit or perhaps there's
>>some mechanism in the oboe bore that prevents oboist from swabbing from
>>top down like clarinettist mostly do? Does that apply to clarinet as well?
>>
>>Perhaps, Francis Kloc would like to take a stab at this question. (I heard
>>he is an oboe player? :) ) Again, this is question is totally out of
>>place, just my curiosity. So ignore it if you wish! :)
>>
>>Thanks!
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>>Soo
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