Klarinet Archive - Posting 001075.txt from 2004/07

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <arlyss1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Swab?
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:32:08 -0400

Rick Janowski wrote:

> 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.

For me, the most important thing to remember is to arrange the swab,
cotton, silk or otherwise, so it will go through the horn (bell-end of
the part to mouthpiece end of the part) without getting stuck. I know
this sounds awfully basic, but, well, you know, sometimes anyone can get
in WAY too much of a hurry and do the most boneheaded things on earth
because they just didn't think. I mean, look at all the people who get
speeding tickets because they exceeded the speed limit - and there was a
COP in the lane right next to them or right behind them. (Don't ask...)

Patricia Smith

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Klarinet is a service of Woodwind.Org, Inc. http://www.woodwind.org