Klarinet Archive - Posting 000798.txt from 1996/10

From: Joerg Peltzer <peltzer@-----.de>
Subj: Re: Oil treatment for reeds
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 18:44:17 -0500

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> Von: Joerg Peltzer <peltzer@-----.de>
> An: Klarinet - Clarinettist's Network
<KLARINET@-----.DE>
> Betreff: Re: Oil treatment for reeds
> Datum: Mittwoch, 30. Oktober 1996 17:38
>
>
>
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> > Von: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
> > An: Multiple recipients of list KLARINET
> <KLARINET@-----.DE>
> > Betreff: Oil treatment for reeds
> > Datum: Sonntag, 27. Oktober 1996 23:43
> >
> > On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Julianne Kirk wrote:
> >
> > > a
> > > trick I learned from my teacher is to coat your reeds in olive oil
> while
> > > they're new. It makes them last longer for one thing and it does help
> the
> > > sound as long as you don't mind the taste.
> >
> > Is this for real and, if so, what does it entail? Do I assume
correctly
> > that the oil displaces moisture in the reed and prevents it from
becoming
> > water-logged? What other positive effect does the oil have? If it is
> > merely to displace the water and seal the pores, will any ol' vegetable
> oil
> > do the trick? How is it applied? Dip the reed in & out? Soak? Brush
> > it on? Cook it with the fries? Should the reed be played once prior
to
> > applying the oil, or should the reed be treated immediately out of the
> > box? Is it ever necessary to retreat a reed after initial "oiling"?
> > Does the treatment have any effect on the resistance, response, or
> > longevity of the reed?
> >
> > Inquiring minds want to know.
> > Neil

Was there an answer to this message.
I also like to now the detailed version of the treatment!
(If yes, can someone send me the message think i deleted it!)

Ciao JP

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