Klarinet Archive - Posting 000422.txt from 1995/02

From: ELAINE THOMPSON <eethomp@-----.EDU>
Subj: Reed myth?
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 15:39:23 -0500

I have also heard about sealing the pores of a new reed. I do it by
rubbing the reed with my thumb on a piece of glass for a few days in a
row. I find that it keeps the reeds more consistent. I will also
sometimes smooth the back of a reed off with a piece of paper after
sanding it. I think this does the same thing.

Elaine Thompson "Two roads diverged in a wood and I,
eethomp@-----.edu I took the one less travelled by,
Johns Hopkins Univ. And it has made all the difference."
--Robert Frost