Klarinet Archive - Posting 000272.txt from 2002/11

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Wacky reed problem solved
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 22:07:11 -0500

Steve, Thanks for the suggestion. I never heard of this one before.
I've had problems with mold growing on my reeds (I live in Wisconsin) I
recently purchased a product call Reedlife that works well but could get
"pricey" with constant use.

Christy Erickson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve White [mailto:bass.clarinet@-----.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:37 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Wacky reed problem solved
>
> 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.
>
>
> Steve White
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