Klarinet Archive - Posting 000561.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Storage
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:27:06 -0400

I don't use newsprint........the print gets on the reed and affects
it....and least, it seemed to. I am talking about preparing the reed
prior to playing it.......from then on out, I don't do much with the back
of the reed again.

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Mon, 11 May 1998, GrabnerWG wrote:

> In a message dated 98-05-11 10:41:41 EDT, you write:
>
> << On Mon, 11 May 1998, Lori Lovato wrote:
>
> Roger, what do you mean by "sealing?" Around here, i've had the best luck
> with letting reeds dry flat side up!
>
> I used to polish and seal the backs of my reeds by sanding them first on 600
> wet@-----.then polishing them by rubbing them on newsprint (This
> is advised in Stubbins book "The Art of Clarinetistry")
>
> I've found over the years that although this does "stabilize" a reed, it
> really seems to dull the tone quality.
>
> I now do what Lori does.....dont know where I got the idea.....I let new reeds
> dry flat side up for the first week, before ever using a reedguard or
> reedholder.
>
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