Klarinet Archive - Posting 001012.txt from 2004/07

From: Rick Janowski <rick@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Swab?
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:50:02 -0400

I was taught that since the water is tending to come down from the barrel
end toward the bell, swabbing from barrel to bell risks moving water to
places it has not yet reached. Hence, swab "upstream" from the bell toward
the barrel.

-Rick

At 12:03 PM 7/28/2004, you wrote:
>Jimmy Lee wrote:
>
> > Do you swab your clarinet by beginning at the bell
> > or the barrel?
>
>With the exception of children who are just beginning, most people drop
>the weight into the bell and pull towards the mouthpiece.

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