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 Re: permanently wet reeds
Author: vjoet 
Date:   2012-07-30 23:15

Tony,

Mark Charette started a topic "Reed Science" on 7/17. In it he gave a link to a doctorial dissertation by Donald Casadonte.

http://etd.ohiolink.edu/view.cgi?acc_num=osu1210865836

In that dissertation, page 258 in the Adobe Reader, page 238 by the numbered pages, Dr. Casadonte wrote:

"The effect of the bacteria on the clarinet reed is three-fold: 1) it adds mass to the clarinet reed tip, 2) it reduces the range of motion of the tortorsional and bending modes, and 3) it changes the overall shape of the reed tip. Contrary to Heinrich's assertion, this particular bacteria does not harvest the reed matter for food (it is one of the types of bacteria which gets its nutrients through the extraction of sugars in saliva, as we mentioned earlier), and so the degradation caused by the reed [sic, "bacteria"] is on the physical response of the reed and not on the material itself."

My thinking is if we can find a way to inhibit the bacterial colonization within the reed without damaging the cane, we will prolong the life of the reed. And when you find that really, really, really fine reed, it would be wonderful to prolong its life for many months. Thus the tests with the disinfectants.

Vann Joe

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