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 Cryo treatment - results are in
Author: Kevin Bowman 
Date:   1999-11-04 17:08

As promised, I collected some responses from the usenet on cryogentic treatment. I know we've beat this subject to death but some of you may be interested in hearing what others had to say about this controversial subject. The article was too long to post as a message here so Mark has kindly allowed me to upload it to the upload section of this site.

Here's a link: <a href="http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Uploads/cryo.html">crygenic treatment</a>

Have fun.
Kevin Bowman
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 RE: Cryo treatment - doubtful help
Author: Don Berger 
Date:   1999-11-04 19:31

Many thanx, Kevin, for pursuing this inquiry. The tenor of these comments pretty well goes along our [possibly less informed] conclusions on the BB. The only positive claims of benefits I recall were to tool-steels, and there, likely the measurement of improvement couldnt be distinguished from normal variations in composition. Tks to all. Don
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 RE: Cryo treatment - results are in
Author: Ken Shaw 
Date:   1999-11-04 22:21

The New York Times had a substantial article in its Science section this Tuesday. You can read it at http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/110299sci-musical-instrument.html (you may have to undergo the free registration process first). The story gives both sides of the issue, but gives the impression that there is something to it.

Also, there was a thread several years ago (I think on the Klarinet board) about Harold Bennett (principal flute in one of the New York opera orchestras) who had a machine that he claimed produced the same results on all instruments, including clarinets, by "homogenizing" them with, I think, ultrasonic sound. Many people I know swear that the process made a big improvement. Unfortunately, Bennett died several years ago.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw
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 RE: Cryo treatment - results are in
Author: HIROSHI 
Date:   1999-11-05 01:26

Thanks. Very interesting.
Monette, a very expensive trumpet maker(about 8000$!), uses a secret method to let their instruments have more resonance. I guess they may use a method to vibrate them with super high frequency, which may get same effect of Benett.

By the way, before drinking wine or sake, you should vibrate the bottle. Somehow, they taste better.
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 RE: Cryo treatment - results are in
Author: Bart 
Date:   1999-11-05 11:57

HIROSHI wrote:
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By the way, before drinking wine or sake, you should vibrate the bottle. Somehow, they taste better.
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Donīt know about the sake, but the only shaking / vibrating recommendation for wine is: donīt!
Ask anyone who has ever bought good wines in France, and drove them home in his car trunk.

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