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Re: Reed Mold

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2017-06-05 21:30

I'm an amateur, but FWIW -- I always rinse my reed in cool tap water after practicing, then store the reed in a reed holder that lets in plenty of air. I never leave a reed on the mouthpiece because, here in humid Virginia, leaving the reed on guarantees that something will grow on the reed and inside the mouthpiece, too. Even if the "something" is perfectly safe -- eeewww. And I can't know for sure that the "something" is safe anyhow because, realistically, I'm never going to set up a chem lab in my house. Before I put a reed case into a clarinet case or into the box where I keep extra reeds and all sorts of other stuff, I make sure those reeds are dry. It's way easier to prevent guck from growing in the first place than it is to get rid of the guck without ruining the reed.

Lelia
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