Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 1997/12

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Reed cases
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:39:29 -0500

I'm actually not sure........I would suspect a flat table.......he does
them all himself still right?

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, J. Shouryu Nohe wrote:

> >
> > Another consideration for warping is that many people sand the backs of
> > the reed flat, and then they use a hollow table mouthpiece other than a
> > flat table mouthpiece. Many of the commercially produced mouthpieces do
> > not have perfectly flat tables....instead, there is a very tiny concave
> > quality to the table....allowing for warped reeds. Unfortunately, for
> > many flat reeds, this is an air pocket allowing for drying from the
> > underside....especially the older reeds.
>
> Hmm...I don't like the sound of that. Iwas completely unaware of this...
> Do you know of Gennusa mouthpieces have a flat table or a hollow one?
>
> Shouryu
>
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>
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