Doublereed Archive - Posting 000031.txt from 2004/01

From: D Bogan <dgbogan@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] Plastic Reeds
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:37:55 -0500

Keep up the research, Phil. Say, doublereeders, wasn't
there an article in the Journal way back when about
someone who experimented with layering airplane glue
on a plastic reed to create thicker sections which
could then be sanded down? It was, as I recall dimly,
a bassoon reed. Can anyone confirm?

>From: PhilFrei@-----.com
>Subject: [DR-L] Plastic reeds
A couple years ago, I tried scraping on a fibrecane
reed, to make it more "Philadelphia style." But it
just didn't help much. It seems possible, with a lot
of work, to play an individual note with a decent tone
(with a plastic reed), if you really cover the reed
with the embouchure, but forget playing in tune or
soft low notes, and the air resistance is all off,
too.
But I can't help but wonder what a plastic reed with
"Philadelphia style" contours would be like.Phil
Freihofner
Oakland

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Donna G. Bogan
Double Your Reeds and Double Your Music--
Oboe, English horn, and Bassoon