Klarinet Archive - Posting 000103.txt from 2003/02

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <patricia@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Black spot on reed
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 11:08:54 -0500

Steve Hartman wrote:
> Years ago there was a brand of reed case which was popular, at least in New York. It was made out
> of flexible plastic with three glass slides and it held six reeds. At the time I learned that, if I
> wet my reeds with water, they would get moldy but, if I used only saliva, there was never any mold.

Excellent observation, Steve, but do you know why this was? What
ingredient does saliva have in it that prevents mold from forming?

(IIRC, even the reeds I didn't put in water got mold on them in those
old metal Reedguards)

Patricia Smith

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