I have been a "wet" player all my life. What helps me is to:
- swallow saliva before I play
- inhale sharply through the mouthpiece during rests to draw the moisture back to where it came from
- in longer rests, remove the neck and tap it against the top of the leg to "knock out" moisture
- when time permits, run a clarinet "hanky swab" through both the neck and mouthpiece with the reed removed (of course)
- "polish" the back of the reed by rubbing it back and forth with the grain on a firm paper over a perfectly flat surface till it is shiny*
* this allows the water to form "beads" like on a waxed car and roll of the reed rather than remain and make a "sizzling" sound
- swallow saliva before I play
- inhale sharply through the mouthpiece during rests to draw the moisture back to where it came from
- in longer rests, remove the neck and tap it against the top of the leg to "knock out" moisture
- when time permits, run a clarinet "hanky swab" through both the neck and mouthpiece with the reed removed (of course)
- "polish" the back of the reed by rubbing it back and forth with the grain on a firm paper over a perfectly flat surface till it is shiny*
* this allows the water to form "beads" like on a waxed car and roll of the reed rather than remain and make a "sizzling" sound
