Klarinet Archive - Posting 000591.txt from 1999/02

From: "Marty Marks" <RxReed@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Fw: [kl] re reed aging
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:17:53 -0500

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From: Fernando Silveira <fernando1@-----.br>
Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] re reed aging

>Yes Marty, on "Woodwind Anthology" has the same experience as yours with
>good results
>
>Best
>
>Fernando Silveira
>
>
>>I wasn't going to discuss on this list the project I have been working on
>>for the past year because I thought it would seem that I was using the
list
>>sell a product, but since one of the current topics of discussion is the
>>aging and curing of reeds, I would like to present to the list the results
>>of my experimentation with a chemical solution I have been testing and
>>hopefully perfecting. I got involved in this because I usually only get a
>>couple of playable reeds per box, sometimes I get lucky and get three or
>>four. I play about four hours a day and for me reeds are a big expense.
I
>>had to make them last longer. At first I tried various coatings, but
they
>>made the reeds sound overly bright. I gave up on the coatings and worked
>on
>>impregnating the fibers with a waterproofing substance that would not
>>dissolve in saliva. I got lucky and found the right mixture. I have been
>>playing reeds treated in this solution for about six months. I get about
>>double the reed life I got before. In addition the reeds play with more
>>resonance. This however is no magic elixir. I t won't make bad reeds
>play.
>>I only treat performance quality reeds that have been tested and partially
>>adjusted. I can treat at least twenty reeds in a half ounce bottle of
>>solution. Another important bonus is that the reeds become very stable.
>>They play the same from day to day until they finally die. They don't
seem
>>to get waterlogged. I've personally only tested these treated reeds in
>>south Florida, but they seem to play the same on dry or humid days. As
>>far as I can determine this product is unique. Has anyone heard of or
>>experimented with this type of reed treatment?
>>
>>Marty Marks
>>
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