Klarinet Archive - Posting 000549.txt from 1998/05

From: "Mr. Sheim" <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Storage
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 16:26:53 -0400

I don't know why everybody is paranoid about reed warping- I air dry my
reeds and the tips get wiggly, and when I play them again the tip gets flat
and the reed is perfectly good. Been doing that for 38 years with no
problemos.

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

At 07:38 AM 5/11/98 -0400, you wrote:
>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 much
>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
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>For additional commands, e-mail: klarinet-help@-----.org
>For other problems, e-mail: klarinet-owner@-----.org
>
>
>

---------------------------------------------------------------------
For additional commands, e-mail: klarinet-help@-----.org
For other problems, e-mail: klarinet-owner@-----.org