Klarinet Archive - Posting 000530.txt from 1997/07

From: "Jeroen T. Salm" <jtsalm@-----.nl>
Subj: Re: Reed refrigeration
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:24:48 -0400

Hello,

And what about putting your reeds in the MicroWave (for a short time, or on
a very (very) low - how'do'u'call'it - "voltage" (like 10%). I say this,
because my fridge is to full: I haven't got any room left for putting reeds
in my fridge (or was I supposed to put them in the freezer?).
Any serious comments?

kindly greetings to ya all! from
Jeroen (Gerome) T. Salm
The Neherlands

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Van: C Henderson <chenderson@-----.au>
Aan: klarinet digest <klarinet@-----.us>
Onderwerp: Reed refrigeration
Datum: vrijdag 18 juli 1997 3:24

Deborah wrote:
> A friend of mine told me to refrigerate reeds to prolong their
> life. What do some of the people on the list think of this?
>
I would be concerned about the reeds drying out excessively. Unless your
fridges in the States (I'm in Australia) are VERY different to ours, they
always dry out things (try putting a piece of cake in the fridge uncovered
and see how dry it is after a few days! - if you want to waste a piece of
cake,
that is). I can't imagine that this would be very good for the reeds,
although I have no expert knowledge to confirm this. What do other list
members think?

Clare Henderson <chenderson@-----.au>
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