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Re: Reed mold removal

Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2007-09-14 01:19

(Disclaimer - I sell humidity control and case mold killer and odor eliminator)
The reeds may or may not be usable after cleaning. One cleaning with 3% drug store hydrogen peroxide should get rid of the mold on the reeds. The mold probably will not hurt you and is the same type usually associated with growth on stale bread but I would not play moldy reeds personally. I would also not routinely treat reeds with only hydrogen peroxide without additatives to maintain natural flexibility because they go down hill quickly with multiple treatments of straight peroxide.

Mold spores are everywhere and only take a relative humidity of > 50% to germinate into the vegetative mold growth. The case should be treated with a mold spore killer and/or stored at humidity less than 50% to inhibit recurring mold growth. Here in the SE U.S. we battle mold for about 8 months out of the year so this is first hand experience.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com

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