Klarinet Archive - Posting 000696.txt from 1999/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tarnished keys
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:09:39 -0500

On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, David B. Niethamer wrote:

> on 2/16/99 10:39 PM, Neil Leupold wrote:
>
> >By frequently wiping the keys with a clean white cloth,
> >you prevent that build-up from occurring, and there is no need to
> >use a chemically treated cloth
>
> Since (in another thread) the subject of "Bed & Bath" shopping came up,
> I'll transfer that here. Go to one of those places and find a lint-free
> towel (dish towel) and use that in preference to your old (lint-full)
> T-shirt. Same effect, no lint in the spaces around the posts and rods.

In 20 years of playing, I've never had a problem with lint
deposits when using a clean cotton t-shirt to wipe down my
keys.

Neil

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