Klarinet Archive - Posting 000191.txt from 1997/03

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Reed Theory Question
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:49:51 -0500

On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, David C. Blumberg wrote:

> If someone invented a reed holder that held the reed flat on glass with
> equal, and hard pressure (not enough to crush the fibers) at All points of
> the reed (top and bottom). Would warping not be possible, as the reed would
> have to dry flat?

One of the points that was made on this subject had to do with
even air exposure. The Selmer and Harrison reed cases are
designed precisely on the principal you describe above, but
there is a counter-argument which suggests that since the
sides of the reed and rounded top surface, the exposed areas,
still dry first, the reed will not dry out evenly and warpage
will occur along the edges, in spite of the fact that the main
flat surface is pressed against glass.

Who knows for sure? I haven't done enough experimentation of
buying different reed cases in order to do an empirical study.
Pehaps somebody else has.

Neil

   
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