Klarinet Archive - Posting 000778.txt from 1997/03

From: "Mrs. Starr Schaftel Wayne, Dr. John Wayne" <starrs@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: end of reed
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 14:54:50 -0500

Peter Stoll wrote:
>
> Does anyone know for certain what those 4 holes in the end of every
> Vandoren reed (the butt end) are? I've heard they're from the machine
> grip as they're made.

> P

I was told that they are the marks that are left by prongs that test the
density of the reed, hence the strength.

All the best,

Starr