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Re: Can old reeds make you sick?

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2019-03-11 06:03

Hi LaurieBell. Another poster here has spoken in the past about insecticides that get absorbed into reed cane, saying it was a real problem in some major brands. He worked for one of those brands I think the reference included reeds from the period you speak of.

I don't know if he's right, or if he is, I don't know what the concentration of chemicals in a reed might be 40 years after manufacture - it may have gone down or stayed the same or undergone a chemical change. Further, individuals exposed, or even the same individuals 40 years apart, likely vary in their sensitivity to the chemicals.

If you continue to get symptoms when playing the reeds, hmm. Maybe just get rid of them.

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