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Re: lifting your first finger?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-09-08 17:58

Q-tips are usually called 'cotton buds' or 'baby buds' in the UK.

I use them for this job of degunkifying the top plate aperture, but pull some cotton wool off and wind it round a small screwdriver tip, dip it in alcohol and this fits in the hole and cleans the base out leaving it all shiny. And an old clarinet reed chopped into slices will do the same job with cotton wool and a bit of alcohol (methylated spirits), and also clears the diamond if any gunk gets in it.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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