Klarinet Archive - Posting 000557.txt from 1999/02

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Re: Sealing the heel
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:39:49 -0500

On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, George Kidder wrote:

> Fernando and Ed - can you share the data on which your conclusions
> were based, so the rest of us might have a starting point for trying
> it ourselves?

I really have no data. My conclusions have been drawn purely empiracally.
As I mentioned, it was in making bassoon reeds that I noticed the effect
of sealing the heel. I have made reeds which I have studiously avoided
getting any glue or other sealant on the butt-end of the cane, and others
where I have sealed the entire tube, including the raw end. Over a period
of years, I noticed that the reeds which had glue on the heel seemed less
susceptible to becoming water-logged, and that these reeds tended to last
longer.

I have done the same thing with clarinet and saxophone reeds with similar
results. However, I have not tried to do a scientific controlled study.
At this point, all I can say is that it seems to be helpful to me. I can
recommend that others try it, to see if they get similar results.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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