Author: claritoot26
Date: 2008-03-07 20:06
I think prevention is key. No, you can't swab in the middle of the phrase, but you can between movements and during long rests. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, etc.
If water is a frequent problem for you, maybe keeping pad-cleaning papers on the stand for a concert is a good habit to get into. Hair curler paper or lens tissue works, as does yamaha pad-cleaning paper. (Some folks use cigarette paper, but I'm very anti-cigarette anything...) Hair curler paper is probably least expensive. Just blot a tonehole when there's a gurgle, and swab as soon as you get the chance.
Then, of course there's blowing into the tonehole with the key open to hopefully remove the water. And, there's taking the affected joint, close all holes including blocking the bottom of the joint with your hand. Then Blow hard through the other end and open the offending key. That way the water goes out of the instrument and not to another tonehole. (Read this in the new Clarinet Mag. in an article by Ed Palanker, but I've seen it done before, too...)
But if you have time to do that, you probably have time to swab.
Lori
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