Klarinet Archive - Posting 000532.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Storage
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 14:20:52 -0400

On Mon, 11 May 1998, Maestro645 wrote:

> Curious - how do you store your reeds now?

In a reed wallet

> I've never taken the time to really prepare my reed. I just take them out of
> the box. Unless I see something weird, then I use my knife or reed clippers.

warping is not something you see....it is something you check by placing
the reed on glass and seeing if it rocks back and forth.

> And if it is slightly bent I just rub my finger over it on a flat surface.
> Then my reeds play well right out of the box (or even when I don't have to do
> thatpreperation). There was also something I did a while back (haven't done
> it too recently), that I bit down on the end of the reed (the hard part) and
> blew to see if any air bubbles appeared on the reed. If they shoed up, I
> worked on them. Has anyone else ever done this?

If you don't have significant reed problems, don't change what you are
doing!!!

Roger Garrett
IWU

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