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quick swab for bubbly C#

Author: John Morton
Date: 2010-10-05 20:14

Occasionally conditions are exactly right for producing a river of condensation, noticeable mainly at the C#/G# key. I am advised to swab frequently, but the music sometimes does not allow this. The process can take awhile, particularly because dismantling the MP/barrel joint tends to dislodge the ligature and reed setup.

I decided that the quickest way to deal with this moisture is to break the clarinet at the center joint, push a stiff swab up into the upper joint and barrel, and reassemble. Saxophone-style swabs have a reputation for leaving behind tiny threads that can interfere with pad operation, so I made a sort of chamois fringe on a wooden skewer. It doesn't work very well, not much area of contact with the bore.

Has someone invented what I'm looking for? I picture one of those frizzy sax or flute swabs made with a fiber that leaves nothing behind.

thanks
John

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