Klarinet Archive - Posting 000417.txt from 1997/03

From: Frauke Nonnenmacher <fat.cat@-----.UK>
Subj: Re: reed adjusting
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 20:37:16 -0500

On Thu 13 Mar 97 (10:46:00), robert.saltiel@-----.com wrote:
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> I am not really having problems with reeds squeaking; I think I got
> around that as a matter of technique, but the reeds that don't perform
> so well out of the box will be either "thin" sounding, or will hiss
> (leak?) at the mouthpiece, or sometimes sound fuzzy. Mostly I think
> it's the hissing and lack of vibrance of sound that I encounter with
> most of the reeds in the box (apologies in advance for the subjective
> terms ;-) Please tell me some practical tips so that I may have some
> wisdom/understanding as to how to approach my reeds with knife,
> sandpaper, rush, etc. intelligently.

Robert, you made my day! I'm not alone with this problem! Hooray!
Honestly, I was starting to get really desperate about this. I'd appreciate
any words of wisdom on this subject greatly as well.

Frauke

I can't reach the brakes on this piano!

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