Klarinet Archive - Posting 000063.txt from 2000/02

From: "Michael Lawrence" <belgarath10@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] What is the best reed--and where do I keep it
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 16:55:47 -0500

This post reminded me about a point one of my various instructors brought
up- if you swab out a mouthpiece everyday, after a few years, the
mouthpiece's insides will expand, and change the overall characteristics of
that moutpiece. Is this true? TIA

-Michael L.

Hi all,

My solution to the mildew problem is Alkiwipes - the alchohol 'wipes' you
can buy at a drugstore for almost nothing, and which are ordinarily used
prior to hypodermic injections, etc. A single wipe of the reeds and whatever
case you keep them in keeps them mildew free for some time, and doesn't seem
to have an adverse effect on the reeds. For those of you who teach, swabbing
e.g. a student's reed and mouthpiece prior to checking it won't sterilize
it, I'm sure, but it does confer a fair amount of protection. I always carry
some Alkiwipes in my case,

Ray

>Despite the little thing in the Vandoren reed case, I have still have
>problem with my reeds being too wet. I was disappointed after I
>received it and put 4 brand new reeds in it. They got mildewy;
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