Klarinet Archive - Posting 000179.txt from 1998/01

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: KLEENEX
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:17:44 -0500

avrahm galper wrote:

> KLEENEX
>
> ... If to talk about abrasives on a mouthpiece, how about the pupils (and
> many pros also) who slide the reeds on and off the mouthpiece, without
> removing the ligature first. Imagine trying reeds like that.

The astonishing part is that many beginners band books teach the student to
do exactly that to minimize the chance of breaking the tip of the reed when
the put the ligature on !

Personally I think they can learn to be careful enough not to break the reed
but then I don't write the books.

Dee Hays
deerich@-----.net
Canton, SD