Klarinet Archive - Posting 000452.txt from 1999/10

From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] cleaning reeds
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:26:24 -0400

Cleaning the reed

There is one way I use for cleaning the reed.
I place the vamp of the reed between my thumb and forefinger.

Gently, I move the fingers on the reed in the direction of the tip.

After quite a few times I feel the saliva residue coming off.

I keep doing this until no more residue comes off.

There is no guarantee that this necessarily works.
I think that when you play, you get used to the saliva residue
accumulating on the reed.

However, it's worth a try.

--
Avrahm Galper
CLARINET TONE TECHNIQUE AND STACCATO
CLARINET UPBEAT SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
http://www.sneezy.org/avrahm_galper/index.html

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