Klarinet Archive - Posting 000508.txt from 1998/05

From: "MARY A. VINQUIST" <kenshaw@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Reed Storage
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 07:38:49 -0400

Reeds are going to warp no matter how you store them. Clamping them to a=

piece of =

glass won't stop this, and, particularly if the vamp is closely covered
with plastic, leads =

to mildew. Also, when you take the reed out of the case and wet it, it
will warp anyway.

So let me suggest a bit of heresy. You *want* the reed to warp. As mu=
ch
as possible.
One of the main purposes of the seasoning process is to let the reed warp=

and then =

sand it flat, and keep doing this until it is stable. The same principle=

as "pre-shrinking"
cotton or wool.

Does anyone else do it this way?

Ken Shaw

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