Klarinet Archive - Posting 000985.txt from 1998/02

From: "Wendy .................." <zanahoria29@-----.com>
Subj: Re: hydrogen peroxide for reeds
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 17:07:48 -0500

I use reed life to clean off my reeds and it works soooo well. It also
extends the life of your reeds. Ive put totally dead reeds in it and
been able to play on them again. It costs about $8 or 9 for a huge
bottle of it. Plus it seems safer to me then hydrogen peroxide.

wendy

----Original Message Follows----
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 21:19:53 -0700
From: Edinger/Gilman <wde1@-----.com>
Subject: hydrogen peroxide for reeds

Some time ago the suggestion for using hydrogen peroxide was floated for
use in sanitizing reeds for a longer life by killing off bacteria. I
pooh-poohed the idea, knowing that living cells have enzymes that
instantly break down peroxide, somehow inexplicably forgetting that reed

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