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Re: New player question

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-01-01 03:19

It isn't clear if when you "swab" your clarinet, you're also disassembling it and putting it away.

You'll get other opinions, but my own is that as long as you aren't leaving it assembled overnight, leaving it out for the day on weekends won't do harm and it makes it easier for you to pick it up and play it when you have a few minutes.

But, apart from whether or not you're disassembling it at night, you probably should swab it out more often than once at the end of the day. Water can accumulate in the tone holes enough to block air from coming out freely and cause gurgling sounds as you play. It's a little easier to prevent this by swabbing often than to blot the water out of a hole once plugged up.

Karl

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