Klarinet Archive - Posting 000375.txt from 1996/11

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Vandoren reeds
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 12:26:47 -0500

>Does anyone have any advice on how to take what seems like guesswork out of
>finding the precise point at which a reed is not vibrating? I'm sure it's
>nothing more than gaining experience, but I can sure think of better things to
>do wtih $1.40 than slamming it into a wall out of frutstration, and throwing it
>in the garbage!
>
>Just wondering.
>
>Greg Baker

Yes, there IS something better you can do with your $1.40! Put it
in an envelope and send it to me!
(Or, you could just reconcile the slamming the reed into the wall as an
entertainment expense and learn to enjoy it!)

A few months ago, someone posted a method entitled "Reed Fixing
with Water" (before that, there was a similar one entitled "Reed Fixing
with Vodka"). I haven't tried it, but the pot gives a method for
adkjusting reeds based on "dividing" the reed into regions and analysing
each one. If you can't find it in The Archives, send me a personal note
and I'll forward a copy to you (I kept them for future reference!)
Good luck!
-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410)-955-3631

SDM@-----.edu