Klarinet Archive - Posting 000232.txt from 1998/11

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Swabbing Curiosity!
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 22:44:50 -0500

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From: Paulette W. Gulakowski <pollyg@-----.com>
Cc: klarinet@-----.org>
Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Swabbing Curiosity!

>P: That's exactly how I do it. My college teacher taught me dry to wet.
> Besides, it's much easier to gp from large end drop in and pull out at
>the smaller end. Before that I don't remember.
>Paulette

I too generally swab from large end to small. There is one hazard though
with going large end to small. A lot of kids let the swab go into the bore
all balled up and then it gets stuck when they pull it through.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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