If you want to clean the fipples for hygiene reasons, don't use Detol or an antiseptic solution. Manitas did that once and you could still smell it 5 years later.

Use a spirit of your choice but gin or scotch are best. Don't be tempted to scratch crap out with a pin, you could scratch the playing edge and that gives the oddest squeaks just where you don't want them.

Keep persevering and don't worry too much about the arrangements - you can go to 5 different sessions, give them the same tunes to play and you'll get 8 different versions. Find one you like and stick with it!

LTS