Klarinet Archive - Posting 000268.txt from 1996/09

From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.CA>
Subj: Neil L./reeds
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 23:37:02 -0400

While sorry to read of Neil's recent hand flare-up, I was very glad to
see him take such quick and decisive action; several of my students have
experienced similar problems, and fast response certainly helps speed up
the time to recovery (I regularly use a Clarichord strap when forced to
suddenly increase practice periods). On a different tack, I noted David
Hattner's recent post about how good players won't be significantly
defeated by variations in reed quality, and the list responses which were
I believe all in support of this. I wonder if anyone out there feels as I
do that reeds are, as the principal source of sound generation, critical
to a player; I myself have noted much variation in what some of the "big
name" players I've heard have been able to do depending on their reeds.
Anyone out there agree with this?
Cheers!
Peter