Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2019-02-10 21:06
Hehe, n=1
Actually, your Post hints at what I've been constantly thinking about some sorts of "clarinet wisdom". There's often exactly 0 evidence. At least you went as far as to test wether or not some particles can be found in the clarinet. But often, people make certain claims and have nothing to back it up. I know there was some sort of study on how the lack of maintenance in public school instruments can have sanitary consequences for the next user.
Obiously, your breath carries all sorts of substances with it. A ketoadcidosis (diabetic symptom) can lead to a noticable smell of acetone when you exhale. Or of course, alcohol.
Now neither a poorly adjusted diabetic nor a drunk would play the clarinet, but I suppose there's all sorts of substances you might blow into your clarinet, albeit in marginal amounts. So I wouldn't be as naive as to assume what comes out of my clarinet is "just" condensation water, it's just apparently not that harmful. I do tend to wash my mouthpiece with clear water, as I don't enjoy the slightly disgusting look of detritus on it.
Here's 2 pieces of anecdotic evidence: A guy I bought a clarinet frome told me, that he had to rather regularily had to change clarinets, for they were quickly getting "blown out". The Uebel Superior I got (but eventually returned) had such a weirdly eroded portion in the upper bore that I really wondered what he did to his instruments. I renember he had a bad breath and from what I could gather a not-so-perfect dental status. I don't know anything else about how he maintained his instruments, but this sure gave me a good scare.
Another clarinet I maintained had this charecteristic smell of a periodontosis in the upper bore that I'm more familiar with than I'd like to be. Also, the owner had recessions and slightly inflamed gums (plus that breath...!!) that I'm almost certainly not jumping to conclusions! Still, I do not think this had a measurable negative effect on her instrument.
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