Klarinet Archive - Posting 000352.txt from 2003/01

From: "Willie Kercher" <res1b1nc@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] legere reeds and ligatures
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:54:29 -0500

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From: "Tim Roberts" <timr@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] legere reeds and ligatures

As a matter of fact, I DID try this experiment. I was well aware of the
chemical contents of the plasti-coat spray in its liquid form. However with
proper drying and venting the danger diminishes dramaticly. After all, what
is in the plastic coating of the real plasticoat reeds? Worse yet, have you
ever wandered about all the minute styrofoam particles we swallow every time
we drink out of a styrofoam cup? I had a lab tech show me a demonstation of
this once and it really opened my eyes. We use paper cups now. Willie

> On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 23:52:25 -0600, "Willie Kercher"
<res1b1nc@-----.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have used the plasti-coat reeds on my little Bb in the church
> >orchestra as sometimes we have long waits between some of the pieces we
play
> >and the reeds tend to dry out . I thought I'd be real slick and make a
> >couple for my contra. I chose a couple of fairly good reeds and gave them
a
> >light coat of "Plasti-coat" spray, an automotive plastic paint for
redoing
> >seats and door panels. Didn't work. In fact those reeds never spoke
again.
> >But they looked good! Willie
>
> I can't tell if you are serious with this, or if you are pulling our legs.
I'm
> going to be gullible and assume the former.
>
> Plasti-Kote is a dreadful hydrocarbon cocktail, containing acetone, ethyl
> alcohol, xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, mineral spirits, and a
propane/isobutane
> accelerant. The material safety data sheet says that anyone swallowing
the
> stuff should be kept warm and quiet while a poison control center is
notified.
> I can't IMAGINE using it on something I intended to put in my mouth.
>
> Home-made plasticovers seem like an incredibly bad idea...
>
> --
> - Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
>
>
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