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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000019.txt from 2007/10
From: John Wisniewski <wincres@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: Plastic reeds (oboe)
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:21:20 -0400
My understanding is that super glue was invented to replace sutures and bandages, hence its ability to bond skin. This also means saliva/salt water will eventually dissolve the material covering the reed and have to be replaced, since the glue was meant for dissolving sutures.
I think I would have reeds stuck to my fingers if I tried this... :}
Regards,
John Wisniewski
Winc Research
-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Williams <tom@-----.com>
>Sent: Oct 3, 2007 10:15 AM
>To: doublereed@-----.org
>Subject: Re: [DR-L] Re: Plastic reeds (oboe)
>
>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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