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Re: Cleaning a mouthpeace

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-06-04 15:57

I've often posted my recommendation on this board before about using vinegar and water. I use 1/3 vinegar but half is fine too. It's easy, it's probably in your home already and it cheap. The question about pulling the swab through has been put on this board before as well. I have always pulled my swab through my mouthpiece after playing. I use a silk swab, always pull it away from the facing and make sure it's fully opened before pulling it through. I've been using my present mouthpiece for almost 20 years now and it plays as good as new. Professional mouthpieces are made out of very hard material and gently pulling a soft swab through it is simply not going to damage it in any way in my opinion. Before the coming of silk swabs I used to just push the swab into the MP to dry the inside but with silk, I don't have a problem. Maybe if I were to do that for a few hundred years I might be a slightly bit concerned but by that time I would probably change mouthpieces anyway. My good reed probably won't last that long either. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com

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