Klarinet Archive - Posting 000789.txt from 1998/03

From: joesmarts@-----.com (Stephen J Frederick)
Subj: Re: Mould on reeds
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:43:37 -0500

I found that you dont need bleech to get rid of the mold, because this
often occurs with my reeds. what i found you could is get a piece of sand
paper and rub it over the read gently until the mold comes off.
>
>Diane Karius, Ph.D. wrote:
>>
>> Scott wrote:
>> > --------- If you are going to use bleach, do not use it "straight
>out of the
>> > bottle"! Make a dilute solution (try the most dilute you can get
>away with
>> > that will work.)
>>
>> For the situation you describe, I would probably try soaking the
>reed
>> guard in a 10% bleach solution (rinsing really well after the soak -
>> the 10% isn't magic, its the accepted standard in dealing with
>spills
>> etc... in a hospital/lab). While I was soaking the reedguard (and
>> anything else that a seemed likely source - several suggestions have
>> already been made, including ligature). I would throw out all the
>> reeds that had been in the (now) clean reedguards (painful, yes -
>but
>> that's the only way to make sure you don't re-seed anything) and
>> start a new set of reeds.
>> Even better - buy a new reedguard, and start new reeds...
>> Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
>> Department of Physiology
>> University of Health Sciences
>> 2105 Independence Ave.
>> Kansas City, MO 64124
>> email: dikarius@-----.EDU
>
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