Klarinet Archive - Posting 000537.txt from 1999/02

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Aging
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:20:36 -0500

On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, Fernando Silveira wrote:

> On my dissertation I could affirm that if you put nail polish on the
> "heel" of the reed will help to prevent the reed became with a lot of
> moisture, sealing the reed.

I believe this is true, for single reeds as well as for bassoon reeds. I
discovered it by accident while making bassoon reeds. But, I don't know
why it works. It seems counter-intuitive. We might imagine that if the
ends of the fibres are left open, moisture molecules could escape there,
but it doesn't seem to work that way. Any suggestions or theories about
why this works?

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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