I clean/dry every pad after playing with pad papers or pad "swabs". To prevent sticky keys and the pads last longer as well. Pay atteniton to the closed keys. Palm keys, G#, C#. Eb ....
I also make a roll/reel of paper and insert it through the bell and soak up the condensation in the bow. I tilt the sax as well. And it also helps up to keep the swab and pad sawer as dry as possible.After that i use a swab and a pad sawer. The pad sawer is just to keep the tone holes joints dry. So I don't leave the pad saver in the instrument. But when take my sax out from my house I use to insert a pad sawer. I use key clamps as well .... . I clean/dry the neck with strong kitchen paper (roll/reel). I clean my mouthpiece in lukewarm water with some drops of detergent/soap. Dry with paper. If the reed can be used next time I dry it and put it in a reed gard. This takes some extra minutes after playing but I think it's worth it. My friends use to laugh at me when I'm doing this. But I don't laugh at my friends when the are struggling with sticky keys and smelly mouthpieces .... waiting for them to be ready to play!!!!
I also make a roll/reel of paper and insert it through the bell and soak up the condensation in the bow. I tilt the sax as well. And it also helps up to keep the swab and pad sawer as dry as possible.After that i use a swab and a pad sawer. The pad sawer is just to keep the tone holes joints dry. So I don't leave the pad saver in the instrument. But when take my sax out from my house I use to insert a pad sawer. I use key clamps as well .... . I clean/dry the neck with strong kitchen paper (roll/reel). I clean my mouthpiece in lukewarm water with some drops of detergent/soap. Dry with paper. If the reed can be used next time I dry it and put it in a reed gard. This takes some extra minutes after playing but I think it's worth it. My friends use to laugh at me when I'm doing this. But I don't laugh at my friends when the are struggling with sticky keys and smelly mouthpieces .... waiting for them to be ready to play!!!!