In the UK we have a POM inhaler called Syntaris. THIS was my wonder drug as I used to be awful with hay fever. Since I'm also allergic to house dust, piano dust and cat dust and being a piano tuner in houses with cats, life was not fun! The Syntaris, on one sniff per side per day has cured all that and in the heavy season of summer I can increase to as many as 2 sniffs per side per day for max effect - it does take 3 days to work but once you are there, you are saved. Also, for hayfever sufferers only, there is an amazing injection (in the UK called Kenalog) which is intra-muscular and last up to 12 weeks. This became the MIRACLE cure for me, I had it for 4 years and it was brill. Following a lengthy (12 months or more) course of reflexology, I'm ever so much less sensitive to pollen now, so a tickover dose of Syntaris keeps me going.
On the corks, my teacher (from the Halle) showed me, with preformed corks, that if you rolled them with the back of a penknife for a few times, they became beautifully soft and malleable so they would just roll right in there with the greatest of ease! Voila. I also had it explained to me that cork is a more gentle material to use as a stop as it has absorbency of the shock whereas neoprene, for all its long lasting properties, causes a more sudden stop and this can exacerbate linkage and rotor bearing wear in the long term. I have neoprene in my Alex - it came with them - they should know so I'll leave them until the need arises to change. Doing Oliver! this week. Hmm. Foxy. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
