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Re: Cough While Practicing

Author: Bob Bernardo  Date:   2017-09-18 05:38 I didn't respond right away. But I decided to do so because I CARE! Not long ago, 3 or 4 weeks ago, you said you had mold on your reeds. I'm pretty sure I probably told you to throw them out. Did you??? You better have or I will be pretty angry. I hope you did and I would wash your mouthpiece out with 1/3 bleach to 2/3 water. There may be fungus and mold on your mouthpiece. Soak it in warm water for 30 minutes, not hot water as the mouthpiece may warp. I'd probably buy a small babies tooth brush that will fit inside the baffle, chamber, and bore. Then scrub it. Or better yet, replace it. Then wash it with mild soap and water to get rid of the bleach. You might want to bleach the mouthpiece several times. Bleach is often the only thing that will kill fungus and mold. There are articles online about this and people getting incurable lung problems from not cleaning their mouthpieces. With mold and or fungus on your reeds, you may be one of these people. Screw your doctor. Take matters into your own hands and read up on this, fix the problems, maybe get a new mouthpiece, throw out ALL of your reeds, and maybe the barrel as well. Also consider dumping the clarinet. Personally I'd get a new horn and a new mouthpiece and throw out what you have. THIS STUFF SPREADS!!! Am I an idiot for telling you this? No, I'm very well educated and I know a great deal about this subject. You may have gotten some sort of lung infection. If it persists for 2 or 3 months get a chest x-ray. Mold and fungus love to live in lungs. It's often hard or impossible to cure. In another article you stated using Rico reeds. I know you've read my posts about the pesticides. But you and many others still use Rico reeds. Maybe you are allergic to the pesticides mixed with the mold. Pesticides and mold mixed together, who knows what could be going on with you. But stop and start over. Stop playing the Rico reeds and if you are playing on the moldy reeds just stop!!! Stop everything. Get a fresh start. You might be in trouble or getting into trouble. I'm kind of in shock. Because I've tried to help you in the past by sending you free stuff and not even a thank you note from you. Stuff does cost me money. I have to pay for every reed just like you. I'm not giving up on you. You don't have to thank me, but maybe I just saved your life. Ponder that I care! Clean your horns often. The mouthpiece should be spotless at all times and dried after every use as well as your horn. Thanks folks for trusting me and read up on this on the internet. Have I scared you? Have I scares other readers? Hope so. This is something you can't mess with. EVER! Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces Yamaha Artist 2015 Post Edited (2017-09-18 06:07)

Topics	Author	Date
Cough While Practicing  new	BGBG	2017-09-13 01:31
Re: Cough While Practicing  new	clarinetguy	2017-09-13 07:18
Re: Cough While Practicing  new	Kenton153	2017-09-13 09:32
Re: Cough While Practicing  new	clarinetguy	2017-09-13 15:35
Re: Cough While Practicing  new	BGBG	2017-09-13 21:24
Re: Cough While Practicing  new	Bob Bernardo	2017-09-18 05:38

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