Klarinet Archive - Posting 000222.txt from 2001/10

From: "David Irwin" <irwinde@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] strep throat and the clarinet
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 05:07:50 -0400

Clean, and sanitary, too!
>
> I have often taken to soaking my mouthpiece in an upended shot glass of
> vinegar -- it works great to take off the calcium deposits. Might vinegar
> be a suitable disinfectant as well? I don't know what effect H2O2 would
> have on the hard rubber.
>
I have had good luck using the denture cleanser, Efferdent, on calcium
deposits on mouthpieces. It doesn't seem to discolor or leave any
aftertaste.

David Irwin

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