Klarinet Archive - Posting 000511.txt from 2000/12

From: Karel Vahala <vahalakv@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] Smelly reeds
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 05:56:03 -0500

I have been using a mouthpiece mouse (with care that the ends have not lost
their plastic tips). If I were to use a pull-through swab, I would be tempted to
make myself a smaller version of a bore swab.

Karel.

Bill Hausmann wrote:

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