Klarinet Archive - Posting 000704.txt from 1997/03

From: Jerry Korten <Jrykorten@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Reed Watering
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:07:04 -0500

Niel Writes
<<
One more time, just for the sake of being redundant all over again:
there is nothing in human saliva -- nor any other part of the human
digestive system (not even the HCl in the stomach) which can break
down cellulose. Cane @-----. Now the
bit about accumulated mucus...that's pretty interesting. It seems
to point out an explanation for why soaking a "dead" reed in
hydrogen peroxide will sometimes bring it back to life. Does
hydrogen peroxide break down mucus and aerate the reed?

Neil

>>

How about the binding material of the cane fibers, I believe its called
lignin? Is this digestable by anything?

Jerry Korten
NYC

   
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