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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000015.txt from 2006/12

From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] reed cases - oboe
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:06:41 -0500

After seeing the photos of the Vitalizer and reading the description, I'm
not clear on how I would use this with my oboe reed cases. Must I get a new
one? I guess those Selmer kind that have a clear plastic sort of hatch for
indidvidual reeds would work.

Miriam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald E. Corey" <geraldcorey@-----.ca>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] reed cases - oboe

> Dear Anne E. et al,
> I enjoyed reading your messge of the advantage of a wooden reed box
> designed for oboe reeds over the plastic tubes in which so many are
> mailed.
>
> There are 2 methods I have used for years to hold a good humidity for my
> bassoon, contra-bassoon and also my partner's oboe and E. horn reeds.
> 1. The easiest new method: is to use Rico Reed Vitalizer packs available
> from www.wwbw.com (do a quick search for Rico Reed Vitalizers and find the
> humidpak refills and the Rico Reed Vitalzier zip bag with vitalizer pouch)
> (ask for 84% humidity pouches)
>

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