Author: jhoyla
Date: 2010-03-15 07:15
Cleaning reeds - there are tiny dental brushes you can buy, make "Paro", type "isola long". You can use either 1014-xx-fine, or 1016-x-fine.
They are long enough if all you want to clean is the area at the top of the staple (use the x-fine for this). If you want to clean right through you can drop them tail-first into the staple and give a little push with your mandrel, and then pull it through with the tail (which now protrudes, since you've given it a nudge).
I find this very useful if I suspect a fibre of cane has got caught between the blades, causing a leak. You can maneuver the brush through the sides when pulling through. And cleaning the gunk out of your reed is a must. I'm sure many perfectly good reeds are thrown out because they are gunked up inside.
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