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gurgling sounds in clarinet

Author: timw
Date: 2009-09-30 21:11

Just wanted to get some feedback in how others deal with moisture buildup in the tone holes. I often get gurgling sounds - sometimes in the C# pad, sometimes I'm not really sure where its coming from -only that it's usually somewhere in the top joint. Running a swab cloth more often than not doesn't solve the problem. I notice that some players in the Phila orchestra keep a piece of paper handy to place under the pad(s). It's always near the tone hole(s). This often works for me but have to locate problem first.
I was wondering if anyone ever uses the air gadget made for cleaning computers- I tried it the other day and it worked! Just gave it a blast of air and bingo. Any thoughts on this?

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