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Author: bkmorton
Date: 2004-01-19 22:19
I have a mouthpiece that isn't the pretiest thing to look at and I want a SAFE WAY to clean it. I have tried water and lemon juice and salt water, but it doesn't seem to clean off the white chloride from the teeth. Do any of you have any other ideas that will not hurt the mouthpiece?
Thank you
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2004-01-20 00:20
Just plain water works for me. Hold your mouthpiece under a faucet (not on too high) of room-temperature (not cold, not lukewarm/hot) water for a minute or so, and it should clean out pretty nicely. You might need to use a fingernail for the residue around where your teeth hit the mouthpiece, but it comes off very easily.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: cujo
Date: 2004-01-20 03:38
White residue is most probably calcium which appears around the tip and upper baffle. CLR a chemical that is a Calcium, Lime, and Rust removal works pretty well.
If your whole mouthpiece is shades of green I have used olive oil (only half a drop) rubbed in makes it look darker and shiny but is not permanent.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-01-20 13:48
Vinegar with content of 3-5% acetic acid [or lemon juice/citric acid] is strong enough to dissolve/loosen the white calcium [compounds] deposits without harming what compounds/ elements are in the mps whether plastic, hard rubber or glass [wood?]. Over many years, I've seen NO damage to my best H R's and glasses. I make it a practice to dry my mps with a handkerchief and dry the reed as much as possible after playing. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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