[barbara weiss]

here’s a start about using beeswax to tune. The tool is called kistka

tools:

techniques:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIeBz2qAu_k   
at 4:45

  at 4:25

I think it is best to practice drawing with the kistka before going near a reed, to learn the technique. Wax comes out most easily if you hold the tool perpendicular to the surface.Before using the tool on each reed, I always draw a line on a plate first (never tried a paper plate) to make sure that a big blob doesn’t come out first! None of the videos warns you about that!