Klarinet Archive - Posting 000275.txt from 1994/05

From: Andrea K Hakari <hakari@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Warping of contrabass reeds
Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 16:11:40 -0400

>
> Bass clarinet reeds warp pretty easily (if that's the word) too. Th bright
side
> is that they will unwarp. Don't contrabass reeds do likewise?

My contra reeds sure do warp, but on the brighter side, yes they do
unwarp. All I really have to do to unwarp them is to play them for a
while, then they return to 'normal' shape.

--Andrea, Bb bass clarinetist extraordinaire!!!