Klarinet Archive - Posting 000825.txt from 1998/05

From: "Don Yungkurth" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Store Reed on Mouthpiece?
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:10:57 -0400

Mauro Notarnicola Madiera wrote:

>Is it bad to let the the reed in the mouthpiece ?
>

and Bill Hausmann responded

>Yes. The reed will be more likely to warp, and you won't notice the gunk
>building up inside the mouthpiece.

Another reason to avoid keeping the reed on the mouthpiece is to make
certain that the mouthpiece doesn't become distorted from continual
pressure by the ligature.

Don Yungkurth (clarinet@-----.net)

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