Klarinet Archive - Posting 000636.txt from 1997/03

From: Roger Lewis & Denise Gulliver-Lewis <pmflewis@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: reed adjusting
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:29:56 -0500

On March 19, Daniel Paprocki wrote:
...> I aggree with you on your break in proceedure EXCEPT the
part of
> soaking your reeds in water instead of saliva. I've never understood this.
..........

I didn't either, until I had a dentist tell me my saliva was rather more
acidic than what is considered normal. I got to thinking about what
acid does, and what it might do to a reed. I tried the water thing, and
found that it doubled the life span of a reed. A few more playings
might not have been worth the effort, but doubling the life of the reed
sure was!

Denise Gulliver-Lewis
Principal Clarinet
Elkart Symphony