Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-02-09 03:03
muppie wrote:
> Thanks.. I put the swab cloth inside a zip lock bag whenever I
> carry the clarinet outside the house. I should put the
> microfibre cloth in it too.
>
I'm not sure how wet my clarinet would be after an hour's playing because I would never go that long without swabbing it out to prevent it from getting wet enough for water to start flowing into tone holes and some notes to gurgle. The gurgling happens anyway from time to time, but an occasional preventive pass through the instrument with a swab can avoid some of it.
I'd second Joseph's reaction to keeping your swab in a sealed ziploc bag. If you're using the swab away from home you usually won't have time to let it air dry before packing your equipment up to leave.
I roll my swab up into a ball, wrap the cord around it and store it in the bell of my clarinet. I've never had a moisture related problem with it (mildew, mold, rotting pads) in over 50 years of playing. I put it in with a laundry load to wash it every few weeks (I know, others would probably do that more often). I have three or four that I rotate, so when one goes into the wash, another replaces it and when it comes out of the laundry process, I put it away until I need it next time. I throw them away if they tear or the covering on the weight wears off to expose metal.
I haven't tried a microfiber swab (I use silk), but I'm not entirely sure why you'd need both. You can wipe out the sockets with the corner of a silk or cotton swab just as easily.
Karl
Post Edited (2014-02-09 03:04)
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