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Re: Sealing leaking reeds

Author: Wes
Date: 2009-04-11 20:48

Rarely do I have a leaking reed, possibly because I usually use a wide shaper, the RDG -2. However, if a leak is suspected by the way the low register fails to respond properly, I check for it by blowing on the reed sides near the thread.

To seal it, I usually use melted beeswax, applied with a hot screwdriver from a cake of beeswax on ;my table. An alcohol lamp is used to heat the screwdriver. As I recall, this idea came from a masterclass by Richard Woodhams. The wax is applied directly on the edges over the leak and the excess of cold wax is scraped off. No effect on the sound has been detected due to adding the tiny bit of wax. Good Luck!

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