Author: mosh
Date: 2006-10-06 01:43
Hi,
Just a note on the "plumbers PTFE tape" - I think it is great !!
I use this exclusively for about 3 years now and it is really easy. It is cheap ( about $0.75 to $1 USD), comes in rolls ( so you don't have to cut up your Mum's "Good" roll of plastic wrap - I always got in trouble for doing this !!) and it really works !!
It is originally designed to wrap around the thread of plumbing fittings when you screw them into another fitting, creating a water tight seal.
Funny enough on an oboe reed the thread of the binding looks very similar to that of a plumbing fitting, and once you put it on it will not come loose like plastic or old gold beaters, until you want it to come off.
After about 3-4 days of playing it does become a bit discoloured ( the tape is usually white), and if this happens just remove - find the end of the tape on the reed and push it with your thumb nail, it comes off fairly easily - then replace.
I have seen many German players using it so far ( at the IDRS conferences) and a few of the French players, but I believe it is really not that wide spread so far ??? - Anyone out there using it ??
There are a few people out there who think that Teflon tape was bad for you ? Well it is Teflon ( like the surface of your Frying pan at home) and it is used in Water fittings - and you drink the water don't you ?? so I think the health issue is a non issue.
My advice is to give it a go .. it's cheap enough and will not hurt.
Mosh
www.smreeds.com
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