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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000018.txt from 2007/10

From: "Tom Williams" <tom@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: Plastic reeds (oboe)
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:15:10 -0400

I remember once experimenting with Super Glue (the thinnest kind), in an
attempt to quickly salvage an oboe reed the had cracked centrally, just at
the tip. I was amazed that the reed functioned very well after
application. Later I examined the reed more thoroughly and found that the
small amount of Super Glue had spread very evenly and thinly well around
where I thought I had applied it. I then repeated the application on the
other blade.

So now I had a Super Glue coated reed, and it lasted quite a while. Maybe
if I had coated the inside of the blank before scraping, it would have
lasted even longer!

Hmmm... maybe I'll re-visit this procedure...

-tom

> By the way, what are "plastic cover" clarinet and sax reeds? Do they
> have a thin layer of plastic between the cane and the player? Could that
> process be used on an oboe or bassoon reed? (Could such a process extend
> the life of a good reed?)
>
> - Phil Freihofner
ind.org
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