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Re: New player question

Author: LC007
Date: 2018-01-01 03:51

My practice sessions are around 90 minutes every day, all in one sitting. During that time I'll swab 3 or 4 times. I rotate my reeds at about every 20 minutes of playing, so when I'm changing reeds, getting a new one wet, I mop out the mouth piece and swab the horn (assembled). Otherwise I find their is just too much water accumulating and it affects my sound and playability.

You didn't mention if your horn is wood or plastic. If it is wood, I personally would not leave it sit wet all day. I would swab it after every use and then disassemble it, and do a good clean when done for the night.

Swabbing takes just a few seconds so for me there's no reason not to do it - often. My horn sounds best when it's well warmed up, freshly swabbed and with a fresh reed.

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