Klarinet Archive - Posting 000566.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Storage
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 21:47:15 -0400

You're lucky!

LOL

Roger Garrett
IWU

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

>
> 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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