Klarinet Archive - Posting 001061.txt from 2000/03

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece cleaning
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 19:08:34 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: <Lucas11235@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece cleaning

> Claudia,
> Have you ever considered denatured alcohol? It doesn't discolor the
> mouthpiece. Of course, it's quite poisonous if swallowed or inhaled, but
it
> dries fast. I just put a bit on a soft cloth and rub away the salt
deposits
> on my mouthpiece--dries almost instantaneously.
>
> --Christian
>

Alcohol is the one cleaner that most definitely *DOES* discolor the
mouthpiece. The mouthpiece gets a slight greenish tint and the black fades
a little. Both of these are slight but I would not recommend it if you
don't want any color change.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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