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Re: New clarinet. Breaking in, care procedures

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-10-22 02:29

Way to go, you got a great horn. The keys have a special double silver patented coating on them. Pick up a silver cloth sometime or polishing cloth. The keys will keep looking new. You only have to polish them maybe once every 6 months? The silver is top quality.

The clarinet swab that comes with them are kind of low quality. Buy a few good ones. My horns are about a year old now. After playing for 20 minutes or so I wipe them out, thus having a few swaps. I'm into clean swabs, so I wash them every couple of weeks. Clean swabs, clean horns, clean pads. I think I have about 8 in case I get lazy and don't want to clean them right away.

I've had to change the joint corks on the horns once they start to wobble. If they wobble it is a sign the horn could develop a leak between the upper and lower registers. Keep this area tight. Other than that have a blast. You got a GREAT horn.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

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