Klarinet Archive - Posting 000185.txt from 1995/12

From: Jacqueline G Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: (no subject)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 18:48:51 -0500

Hi there,

sorry I'm a little late in responding -- after "resubscribing", I got
about 100 messages all at once!! I guess something was saving them up!

I have heard of some students having a skin reaction to the chemicals
used in manufacturing the "beginner" reeds (such as Rico, LaVoz, etc).
I'm not sure if this is truly the cause of the rash, but it may be worth
looking into. Perhaps soaking the reeds for awhile would help leach out
some of those chemicals, or going to a slightly higher quality of reed.
I've also heard of double reed players using bleach to preserve their
reeds -- but I don't know how that works, and you sure don't want to
ingest bleach!

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu

On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Traugh wrote:

> I have a beginning student that has developed a lower lip rash that has
> forced her to stop practicing clarinet. I have been told that it may be
> a reaction to saliva on her bottom lip. Has anyone else had a problem
> with this? What do I do? She shows alot of interest and I hate to lose
> her. Please Email responses to Traugh@-----.edu
>
>
> Cheers!
> DT
> Check out the Instrumental Music Resource Page
> http://www.fcasd.edu/per-hom/traugh/imrp.html
>