Klarinet Archive - Posting 000298.txt from 1995/07

From: Nichelle Crocker <NCROCKER@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Help req re. stuck barrel
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 14:45:19 -0400

>Once my teacher told me to stick orange peels in a tupperware container of
>reeds. Then you let them mold over the reeds. Scrape off the mold off of
>the reeds and the reeds should work really great. Has anybody ever tried
>this? I havent yet because Im a little iffy about the mold germs and such.
> :)
> Daniella

I don't know if I would do this personally, but I have a very good friend
who does it, not with orance peels but with sponges. His reeds look
disgusting, but they sound great, he thinks it is the only way to do things,
and his health is quite good.

Nichelle