Klarinet Archive - Posting 000532.txt from 1997/07

From: VN1@-----.com
Subj: Re: Reed refrigeration
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:24:50 -0400

In a message dated 7/17/97 8:22:29 PM, you wrote:

<<I think the theory is garbage (refrigerating reeds that is). The
degradation
of a reed according to everything I understand is mechanical, not biological.
Refrigeration might help if say bacteria were responsible for the
degradation.>>

I'm not so sure. A refrigerator is a 100% humidity chamber. This may be
helpful? Also, keeping bacteria from growing can only be a plus. What harm?

allen