Klarinet Archive - Posting 000323.txt from 1998/03

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Mould on reeds
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 14:43:06 -0500

On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, David Adlam wrote:
> I have a student in the intermediate/advanced range, who has a problem
> with black mould on her reed - mostly in the middle of the vamp. It seems

My suggestion would be to soak the reeds in peroxide for about 10 seconds
everytime she uses one. Rinse the reeds off, and if the reed holder she's
using isn't a Vandie, she should probably stop using it, or get a Vandie.
The reason I suggest this, is that other reed holder seem to cut the reed
vamp off from any air, so it holds the moisture in, instead of letting it
dry. The Vandie has little vents along the table to allow air to the
entire reed. Personally, I just use a rubberband and a piece of glass -
it allows the reed to dry out completely, eliminating (or at least,
delaying) the onset of any fungi.

My three yen. ^_^

Shouryu Nohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
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