Klarinet Archive - Posting 000843.txt from 1997/07

From: trbaun@-----. Baun)
Subj: old news
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 19:20:06 -0400

I know that this question has been asked since the beginning of time,
BUT...Since I do not have the time or the money to invest in making my
own reeds, I must purchase manufactured ones. I have been told that in
the reed-making process, most manufacturers do not cure their cane.
Therefore, if this is true, it is necessary to cure one's purchased
reeds. If this is so, why did my entire box of reeds warp so badly that
had I sanded them in order to level them out, they would have had a
thickness of "0?" Perhaps it is my process that is incorrect. Please
tell me of your curing experiences!

-Tara Baun