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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000055.txt from 2007/03
From: Jon Halvor Lund <jonhalvorlund@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] RE: Plastic binding for bassoon reeds
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:22:19 -0500
Harry Searing wrote: =0A>Anyone ever try those plastic sleeves that go on t=
he tube? There=92s some=0A>great German name for them =96 I can=92t find it=
right now. I was wondering=0A>how you get the third wire underneath it to =
stay in place. They looked=0A>funny, too.=0A=0AThat great German name is "S=
chrumpfschlauch" - one of my favorite German words! (Literally translated a=
s "shrink tube").=0APotratz sells them. I have tried them with limited succ=
ess.... the wire underneath has to be glued first, then you insert the reed=
into the tube and hold it for a moment close to something hot (preferably =
no fire...) and then it shrinks and puts itself more or less into its place=
.=0AHowever, my experience was that it made no difference from playing the =
reed without any wrapping at all. =0A=0AJon in Norway=0A=0A=0A----- Origina=
l Message ----=0AFrom: Harry Searing <hsearing@-----.net>=0ATo: doubleree=
d@-----.org=0ASent: Wednesday, 7 March, 2007 4:28:35 AM=0ASubject: [DR-L=
] RE: Plastic binding for bassoon reeds=0A=0A=0AHerb, =0A=0ASome day I=92ll=
try a glue gun, I=92ve heard other people endorse it. I just=0Ahate wrappi=
ng reeds! Is the finished coating sort of soft (like wax,=0Aduh!)?=0A=0AAnd=
thanks for the nice comments about Frank=92s CD. I can=92t take that=0Amuc=
h credit for it, it=92s Frank=92s show. I=92m just a guest artist.=0A=0AAny=
one ever try those plastic sleeves that go on the tube? There=92s some=0Agr=
eat German name for them =96 I can=92t find it right now. I was wondering=
=0Ahow you get the third wire underneath it to stay in place. They looked=
=0Afunny, too.=0A=0AHarry=0A=0A-- =0ANo virus found in this outgoing messag=
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