Klarinet Archive - Posting 000522.txt from 1997/12

From: Jennifer Rose McKenna <jrm0013@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Reed cases
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:41:56 -0500

yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jennifer mckenna
jrm0013@-----.edu
university of north texas
clarinet concentration/music ed major
On Mon, 8 Dec 1997 21:28:43 -0500 "Moren, Jennifer"
<jensmore@-----.net> wrote:
> I used a scrape from the back of one of my reeds (in college) to grow a
> bacteria sample for biology class. I grew seven different kinds of
> bacteria and three different kinds of mold off of one reed!
>
> Happy cleaning...
>
> Jennifer
>
> ----------
> > From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.edu>
> > To: klarinet@-----.us
> > Subject: Re: Reed cases
> > Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 11:29 AM
> >
> > The little black circles of mold that develop on the backs of your reeds
> > if you forget to clean reedguards out with bleach every month or so do
> > not seem to degrade the reeds' sound either. Come to think of it
> > though, my 10-year old daughter (who also uses a reedguard) needs a
> > project for her science fair. Maybe we can try to concoct a double
> > blind test. (Yecch ;^) ).
> >
> > Jack Kissinger
> > St. Louis
> > (Who has never noticed significant warpage on his clarinet reeds stored
> > in a reedguard.)
> >
> >
> > Roger Garrett wrote:
> > >
> > > Bill points out the same question I was pondering......I never noticed
> > > sound degradation either. Um......how does one know if it is the dent
> or
> > > not? Take a good reed - play on it, determine it is great, then dent
> it
> > > and check it again???
> > >
> > > RG
> > >
> > > On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> > >
> > > > At 08:23 AM 12/4/97 PST, Jeff Chan wrote:
> > > > > My problem with Reedguards is the dent that they leave on the
> heart of
> > > > > the reed, and the resulting sound degradation. I have been
> using a
> > > > > Harrison case for many years now, and my reeds seem to
> appreciate it.
> > > > >
> > > > Yes, they will cause a dent if you jam the reeds in too firmly, but
> can you
> > > > document the "resulting sound degradation?"
> > > >
> > > >
>
> > > > Bill Hausmann
> bhausman@-----.com