What is a good way of cleaning a clarinet?

Answer 1

[fast cleaning instructions]

Attention: take apart your clarinet and remove the ligature and reed before attempting to clean your instrument. First, take your cleaning cloth or swab and gently run it through the inside of your Clarinet. Next, dust off the keys with a dusting cloth, much like the one you would use to clean the lens of a camera or on a pair of glasses. Then put it away in the proper manner and be sure to put the reed back in its plastic case.

[complete cleaning instructions]

Attention: take apart your clarinet and remove the ligature and reed before attempting to clean your instrument. Run cold NOT HOT**** water through the inside of the clarinet. From this point, you can use the same method listed above.

****IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE HOT WATER SINCE IT WILL CAUSE CORKS AND PADS TO EXPAND AND FALL OFF.