Klarinet Archive - Posting 000517.txt from 2000/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Mouthpiece swabbing (was Smelly reeds)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 09:51:01 -0500

At 06:56 PM 12/10/2000 +0800, Karel Vahala wrote:
>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.
>
I use a silk swab, which is very compressible and pulls through quite
easily. I seriously doubt it is causing any wear at all. The mouthpiece
mouse confuses me. I understand the purpose of Pad Saver/Shove-It devices,
which is to wick moisture away from the pads, but mouthpieces don't have
pads. I notice they don't even TRY to sell you such a device for the
barrel joint, which also has no pads, so what is a mouthpiece mouse really
supposed to do that can't be done better with a swab?

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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