Klarinet Archive - Posting 000423.txt from 1995/12

From: JENNY M CORNELL <JMC1@-----.BITNET>
Subj: Re: What to do with dead reeds
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 14:11:29 -0500

Doesn't every clarinet player do that? Oh, I remeber! We save those old
reeds for marching season. Ha Ha!!
Jenny

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"Ah, if only we had clarinets! You cannot imagine the sound of an
orchestra with clarinets..." W. A. Mozart

On Fri, 15 Dec 1995, Anne Vacca wrote:

> When I was in college I used to ceremoniously slowly cram the reed between
> the glass window and the frame of the practice room door. You could just
> hear and feel the cane smashing.
>
> Another good use for bad reeds is to save a few until you are in a really
> foul mood and then smash them against a cinderblock wall. This is good as a
> group activity.
>
> We would get quite a few fellow players together and make a *sacrifice* to
> the reed gods before juries.
>
> Another friend would make hanging sculptures in his dorm room.
>
> You don't think that we had any stress in college do you????
> : ) : )
>
> Anne
> AMVACCA@-----.com
>