Klarinet Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2000/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] What is the best reed--and where do I keep it
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:55:56 -0500

At 12:50 AM 2/2/2000 CST, Michael Lawrence wrote:
>
>
> This post reminded me about a point one of my various instructors brought
>up- if you swab out a mouthpiece everyday, after a few years, the
>mouthpiece's insides will expand, and change the overall characteristics of
>that moutpiece. Is this true? TIA
>
There was a long and bitter thread on this a while back. Let's see if I
can summarize:

Cotton or silk not very abrasive, but the Grand Canyon was dug by water
over a long time.

I will keep swabbing mine. I figure the extra wear from having to clean
the serious gunk off occasionally is saved by the daily mild cleansing.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org