Klarinet Archive - Posting 000493.txt from 1997/04

From: "David B. Niethamer" <niethamer@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: What's Dutch rush look like?
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:59:56 -0400

On 4/14/97 6:57 PM, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:

>I have harvested quite
>a bit of Dutch rush. I got it in central Maine while I was teaching at
>the New England Music Camp. It grows wild there, in great profusion. It
>seems to like sandy soil, a moist environment, and lots of shade. So, the
>best place to find it is in a wooded area. It probably will be growing in
>or near pools of standing water.
>
(snip)
>
>Alternatively, you can buy silicon carbide paper at the hardware store for
>less than $2.00 per 1-foot-square sheet.

And the sandpaper is much more consistent in effect. Rush is (was) a
living plant, and as such each piece is different. When you use it, you
need to "test" the abrasiveness of each piece before you put it to that
"almost perfect" reed, or you may be quite sorry. Then again, it *is*
another great excuse!

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
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