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 Re: How "wet" does your clarinet get after an hour's playing?
Author: Caroline Smale 
Date:   2014-02-09 03:07

How many times do you swab your instrument during that first hour?
Condensation builds up quite quickly in a cold instrument but the rate decreases once the instrument warms up.
Ambient temperature and humidity also come into play here and in warm summer months much less moisture is normally collected.
Some players (blowing style?) tend to create more condensation than others, I certainly create a fair bit myself.

It is best to swab out the clarinet as soon as it has warmed up and then at intervals of your choice depending on moisture build up.

There is really no need to dry out the moisture trapped between the tenon and socket at the swabbing times as some will be drawn out with the swab and the rest will stay trapped in the small tenon/socket gap. However this moisture should always be removed once you have finished your playing/practice session. I use a piece of absorbent paper kitchen towel for this.
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