Klarinet Archive - Posting 000192.txt from 1997/12

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Re[2]: Reed cases
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:40:46 -0500

Bill points out the same question I was pondering......I never noticed
sound degradation either. Um......how does one know if it is the dent or
not? Take a good reed - play on it, determine it is great, then dent it
and check it again???

RG

On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Bill Hausmann wrote:

> At 08:23 AM 12/4/97 PST, Jeff Chan wrote:
> > My problem with Reedguards is the dent that they leave on the heart of
> > the reed, and the resulting sound degradation. I have been using a
> > Harrison case for many years now, and my reeds seem to appreciate it.
> >
> Yes, they will cause a dent if you jam the reeds in too firmly, but can you
> document the "resulting sound degradation?"
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com