Klarinet Archive - Posting 000563.txt from 1998/05

From: "Mr. Sheim" <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Storage
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 20:27:08 -0400

Oh- sorry! But I have been playing daily for 38 years and have never even
SEEN a warped reed- how can this be?

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

At 05:20 PM 5/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>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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