Klarinet Archive - Posting 000568.txt from 1999/02

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Sealing the heel
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:17:30 -0500

Thanks, Ed. That is what I was looking for.

At 11:39 PM 2/14/99 -0600, you wrote:
>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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