Klarinet Archive - Posting 000239.txt from 1997/04

From: WWQUINTET@-----.COM
Subj: Re: Reed Contradictions
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:56:10 -0400

In a message dated 97-04-07 11:06:27 EDT, write:

<< but reeds sealed with
nail polish puted on the back of the reeds. The result was: on the new reeds
nothing change but on the used reeds the density, on the sealed reeds lost
only 10%(at least) of density and on the no sealed reeds lost 40%!!! >>

Hmmm...are there any toxins in nail polish that we might not want to ingest?
The reed is still a porous creature, and eventually trace elements of the
polish will eventually bleed through to the other side. I'm also wondering
what nail polish will do to pads if bits of it find their way into the bore
of the instrument. Regardless, these are all very interesting ideas.

Dave