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 Re: Teflon tape as Goldbeater's Skin
Author: mschmidt 
Date:   2012-05-06 15:41

I use teflon tape on my EH bocal. I have to replace it maybe every week or so if I'm playing every day. I think those who say "you'd have to replace it every time" may have the wrong idea about how it is used--it is simply wrapped onto the bocal before the reed is placed on the bocal. Teflon "flows" to fill gaps, and the result is a more contact surface area between reed and bocal. So even though PTFE is more "slippery" than metal, the increased contact area actually makes up for the slipperiness and holds the reed on just fine.

Mike

Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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