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 Re: Leaving the clarinet assembled
Author: Julian ibiza 
Date:   2023-11-04 14:11

My tuppence worth on swabbing, is that a damp swab works much better than a dry one because the moisture can enter the cloth by capillary action without having to first break its own surface tension to do so. If a dry swab is drawn past a tone hole with water in it, it's like a car trying to pull out into heavy traffic without an easy opportunity to enter. Hence drawing the swab through slowly is more effective than drawing it through too quickly many times.

I would say that one pass with a damp swab likely clears more water from the instrument than two or even three passes with a very dry one. By the same token, if you go in through the barrel with a dry swab,then leave it a little to linger in the top joint to give the water in the tone holes time to overcome surface tension and soak into the cloth, and then continue slowly through the lower joint, this absorbed humidity in the swab will now better remove moisture in the lower joint rather than carrying it there.

I would offer that a slightly damp swab is just the thing to have for quick efficient swabbing during live performances etc.

Like so many things, swabbing seems pretty simple, and yet there are laws of physics it's good to keep on ones side.

Julian Griffiths
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