Klarinet Archive - Posting 000078.txt from 1994/12

From: Donald Oehler <dloehler@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: reed trimmers
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 08:13:34 -0500

On Tue, 6 Dec 1994, Neil Leupold wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Is this some kind of joke, or are you serious about this quarter & match
> thing? It SOUNDS completely absurd, but I'm willing to risk a reed to see
> what happens. Man, I never expected to reed anything like that!
>
> Neil Leupold.
> San Francisco, CA.
>
Neil;
When I played in the opera we used this to trim reeds all the time.
New reed, good but a little soft, long opera, etc. Actually, I find that
the 50 cent coin works better. Always comes out better than a clipper.

Don Oehler