Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 1997/07

From: Jrykorten@-----.com
Subj: Re: Reed refrigeration
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 07:27:59 -0400

In a message dated 97-07-18 00:35:10 EDT, you write:

<<
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
>>

Quite the opposite allen. The humidity is decreased by refrigeration. A
refrigerator dries out anything put inside. Bacteria do not grow well on
wood, the US Govt. discovered this after they forced restaurants to convert
all chopping blocks to plastic and then discovered an increase in bacteria on
these surfaces compared to wood.

What harm is a different question than does it do any good, no offense but
that attitude would border on superstition! :-) (Although I do talk to my
reeds.) I assume we are after science here.

Jerry Korten