Klarinet Archive - Posting 000677.txt from 1999/03

From: Bill Baker <bill_chris@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Cleaning Swabs
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 21:20:57 -0500

The silk swabs don't get stuck. The cotton swabs get jammed easily.

Chris

At 16:52 3/11/99 , you wrote:
>Dear listers,
>
>I've been having a problem with my beginning clarinetists. It has to do
>with cleaning the clarinet after use, I have had bad experiences with the
>swabs that come with rental clarinets getting stuck. Are there any better
>ways of cleaning the clarinet than the swabs?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Larry Zaidan
>
>The best thing that I can suggest is to replace the swabs that come with the
>clarinets with a handkerchief swab. These work much better and if the student
>makes sure that the swab isn't bunched up when they pull it through, it
>shouldn't get stuck. I also have the students put the swab in the bell end
>and pull through the barrel.
>
>Hope this helps-
>
>Anne Vacca
>
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