Klarinet Archive - Posting 000410.txt from 1997/06

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: oh, you got to see this!
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 09:47:28 -0400

Klarinet list- check this out!!!!!!!!!!!
David C. Blumberg

Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 00:49:38 -0500
From: Tere Ervin <tfervin@-----.COM>
Subject: Freezing instruments not for sound but for storage?

Dear Members:

As far as the current thread on freezing instruments, I'll
stay out of that one. However; I have heard of freezing
instruments (in a regular freezer) for indefinite storage.
Since I have a flute that's close to retirement, I'm curious
if the process would work.

When a friend of mine (who plays clarinet) bought a
new clarinet, she didn't want to sell her old one. Knowing
that she wouldn't use her old one unless an emergency
arose, she asked a woodwind repair tech how she should
store it. He advised placing each joint in "zip-loc" bags,
squeezing out as much air as possible and placing them in
the freezer. He told her that this would prevent
"pad-eating" fungus, mold, etc.

Currently, the old clarinet still is in "deep-freeze" and we
don't know if it's playable after the thaw.

I wonder if this same process would work for flutes.
Has anyone else heard of this, and/or have they tried it
with a flute they're not using anymore? Would the flute
still be playable after such storage?

I would appreciate any information on the subject.

Sincerely,
Tere
tfervin@-----.com

David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com