Klarinet Archive - Posting 000502.txt from 2000/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Smelly reeds
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 23:01:46 -0500

At 07:07 PM 12/9/2000 -0800, Bill Wright wrote:
> Don't ever pull your swab through the mouthpiece. You don't want
>to damage the sharp edges.

This has been the subject of heated discussion on the list before. There
are those of us who disagree with your position. Unless you are swabbing
with sandpaper, I think the degree of damage likely to be caused to the
mouthpiece by careful swabbing is about the same as the destruction visited
upon the plating by wiping down the keys with a soft cloth.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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

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