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 Re: Reedmaking frustration
Author: Wes 
Date:   2014-02-05 11:09

After a trying summer and fall with reeds being hard to deal with, December and January (very dry months on the west side of the USA) were simply great for reeds, good tuning and stability. Last Saturday, the two reeds I tried were not behaving. After a few moments, I thought that it will rain tomorrow, Sunday. Sure enough, it rained on Sunday.

May I respectfully suggest that one can help the reed situation a little by keeping the reed box closed most of the time to minimize weather effects.

Also, it seems to make the reeds respond a little bit better if they are scrubbed out with a small feather frequently to remove deposits from our mouths, despite teeth brushing. I used to also leave them in H2o2, hydrogen peroxide, for a couple of minutes to clean them, but have not done that lately, but probably should.

If desperate, I've put two turns of #26 brass wire near the thread in order to close the tip a bit, but I really do not wish to wire them at all. Good luck!

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