Klarinet Archive - Posting 000267.txt from 2002/11
From: "Patricia A. Smith" <patricia@-----.net> Subj: Re: [kl] Wacky reed problem solved Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 17:16:44 -0500
Steve White wrote:
>>>I take a piece of glass with a couple of rubber bands on it to slip the
>>>reeds under and hold them. In addition to this I have an admittedly
>>>large tupperware style container (air-tight or close to it). The
>>>container doesn't have to be large, I just keep all my reeds in it. I
>>>have a nylon with about 6oz of rock salt in it shaped into a ball. (I do
>>>this by twisting the nylon and then dropping it through itself
>>>repeatedly until the nylon is a little ball about the size of the palm
>>>of my hand) With the reeds on the glass with the rubber bands (or
>>>anything else you can think of to hold them down) I take a small misting
>>>bottle and spray the nylon lightly and place it in the container. This
>>>provide me with a relatively constant humidity and the salt keeps things
>>>from growing on the reeds. This system has worked well for years for me
>>>and I can't taste the salt on the reed. Dry climates are well served by
>>>this but I imagine it can be used other places with similar results.
>>>
>>>Well, there's my two cents. flames awaited.
>>>
>>>
>>>
and, a bit later,
I have found that the salt keeps things from growing on the things that you put in your mouth. I use a violin dampit in my case and have to wet it every day or every other day depending on
how dry it is. An advantage to your friend's idea is that in wet areas you could insert a dessicant(sp?) instead of a sponge to fend off excess moisture instead.
Hi there. Patricia Spillane-Smith back, after something of a break from the list. Nothing personal, just had other things going on, raising my children, etc.
Anyhow, Steve, I cannot see why anyone would flame you for the way you have devised of keeping your reeds. For as long as I can remember, that was the way students were told to keep their reeds - a plate of glass, a rubber band, and you were in business. Fancy reed holders were, well,
*looks about furtively*
not considered all that necessary. Simple solutions do cost a bit less...
Guess I'm getting a bit cheap in my old age...
Patricia Spillane-Smith,
who has returned from Hades, or thereabouts...
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