Klarinet Archive - Posting 000251.txt from 1996/10

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: reed water
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:04:54 -0400

Greg notes:

-->I never put reeds in water. So far as I know, there is no way to prevent
them
-->from coming in contact with saliva, so why try? Just ones guy's opinion,

The more I play the more I tend to use a new or adolescent reeds. I know
that
people make reeds last a long time, and I have been very influenced by this
attitude about reeds. I carefully store them (Selmer glass case) and dry
them after
playing. I try thinking up new ways of marking them according to strength,
best mouthpiece, effects, and I rotate reeds so as not to overuse one.

Now I'm thinking: "Chuck it." Use a new reed. I've never really read anything
on this list from players who are able to get a long life from reeds. Usually,
it's the people who make their own. Any advice? ----Bill Fogle.