Klarinet Archive - Posting 000560.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Storage
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:27:05 -0400

The warping I have been discussing has nothing to do with the
tip......after the reed is thoroughly soaked, the tip will be perfectly
flat.

The issue is the body of the reed.....specifically the flat side......as
it sits on the mouthpiece. If the reed is warped convex, then the reed
will rock on the surface of a flat table mouthpiece. When the ligature is
tightened and pulls the reed tight against the flat table, the reed will
pop up microscopically .....in the shape of the warp (very unevenly I
might add) and cause the reed to blow very strangely.

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Mon, 11 May 1998, Mr. Sheim wrote:

> 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
> >
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