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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000022.txt from 2006/12

From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] reed cases - oboe
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:55:03 -0500

Okay, I'm a little slow on the uptake today, I guess:
the oboe reeds just go into the Vitalizer plastic bag 'naked' with no tube,
or must they be encased (like, with a hole in the top or the top open, so
they receive humidity)?
Maybe I'm not sure how this device actually works.

Miriam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Kovach" <jl.kovach@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] reed cases - oboe

> It's not for the "cases", Miriam, but for the reeds/cane.
>
> Jackie
>
> On Dec 4, 2006, at 5:06 PM, Miriam Williams wrote:
>
>> 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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