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patybear · 12-17-2010, 10:07 PM

umm,guys-I hate to sound like a know-it-all,but I was always taught that you're supposed to clean out(i.e-swab out) any instrument that has a mouth piece after EVERY use.That also means emptying the spit-valve.Reed instruments should have the reed removed from the mouthpiece and stored in their own separate
cases after EVERY USE.It doesn't hurt to swab the mouthpiece with
alcohol every once in a while either.And of course,rinse the alcohol off before playing again.

12-17-2010, 10:07 PM	#11
patybear Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: upstate NY,U.S.A. Posts: 212	Re: Herb Alpert If you could read My Mind umm,guys-I hate to sound like a know-it-all,but I was always taught that you're supposed to clean out(i.e-swab out) any instrument that has a mouth piece after EVERY use.That also means emptying the spit-valve.Reed instruments should have the reed removed from the mouthpiece and stored in their own separate cases after EVERY USE.It doesn't hurt to swab the mouthpiece with alcohol every once in a while either.And of course,rinse the alcohol off before playing again.