Klarinet Archive - Posting 000278.txt from 2010/08

From: Fred <vze2bsbs@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Spit leakage on mouthpiece
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:57:44 -0400

I use a Koppenbarger (?) silk swab- I pass it through the horn just
once. At the end of the session I pass it through the horn again
just once, from BARREL to BELL (opposite of what I see most people
do.) The thought on that is that there is more moisture at the top
of the horn, and passing the swab from top to bottom more evenly
distributes this moisture, evenly wetting the wood. It probably
doesn't matter though. I pass it through just once to minimize the
number of times I am "sanding" the bore out of specs. After 50 years
of playing this horn(!) that just might be making a difference!

Fred

At 04:24 PM 8/21/2010, you wrote:
>On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 7:17 AM, Fred <vze2bsbs@-----.net> wrote:
> > Try swabbing the horn once after a few minutes of playing when the
> > condensation is first starting to form inside the horn. This
> > distributes the moisture around the bore and lessens the likelihood
> > of it finding a path to the G# key.
>
>I hadn't thought of this. What sort of swab do you use? I used to
>have a chamois swab (don't know if it was synthetic) and rejected that
>on the basis of poor absorbency, at which point I made a muslin swab.
>Would a cotton swab not distribute the water as well? I do get a lot
>of condensation... I had a swab of "polished" muslin, which was sort
>of intermediate absorbency between the softer muslin and the chamois
>swab. Use a less absorbent swab initially to distribute the
>condensation, then as it gets bad get the absorbent swab. Probably
>splitting hairs here; this seems unduly complicated.
>
>-Jennifer
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