Klarinet Archive - Posting 000627.txt from 1995/05

From: Robert Moody <Musix4me@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Church Gigs (Reeds drying out)
Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 13:24:47 -0400

In a message dated 95-05-22 10:31:21 EDT, Ed wrote:

> Does reed conditioning help the response under the non-ideal conditions
that I > described.?

Ed,

I do find that if I have played a reed a little while and had "conditioned"
it, I do have better luck with it in stressful situations. But this brings
up the point of whether it is more advantageous to play many different
suitable reeds or to stick with one or two primary reeds with a couple of
backups.

Maybe a few of the successful professionals would give comment to this idea.
(Of course everyone is invited to comment).

Robert Moody