Klarinet Archive - Posting 000519.txt from 2000/12

From: Karel Vahala <vahalakv@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Mouthpiece swabbing (was Smelly reeds)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:09:39 -0500

Bill, it is an articleabout 8 cm long, looks like a fluffy bottlebrush, and mops
up the moisture as you insert it into the mouthpiece; I do it fro both ends. It
does not reside in the mouthpiece. To me its action seems more gentle than a
compressed swab.
Karel.

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> 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
> 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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