Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 2001/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Swabbing
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:41:25 -0500

At 01:54 PM 2/11/2001 -0500, JulieMarieC wrote:
>I agree with swabbing from the bottom up or bell to barrel. But I always
>make sure to take the mouthpiece off. I clean that seperately by running
>room temperature water through it and drying it off with my swab. I never
>run the swab through my mouthpiece. It will wear the mouthpiece down over
>time. This is my opinion and two cents on this issue....Julie

FWIW, I also remove the mouthpiece before swabbing, but I DO swab it
separately. I have yet to wear out a mouthpiece, and unless I start
swabbing with sandpaper, I doubt I ever will. IMHO, a silk swab is just
not going to be abrasive enough to cause any significant damage to my
mouthpiece within my lifetime.

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

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