Klarinet Archive - Posting 000648.txt from 1999/04

From: Clarguy3@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: More on Reed Knives
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:09:15 -0400

In a message dated 4/13/99 1:35:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
gtruesdail@-----.us writes:

>
> One summer while playing musicals in Sacramento my co-worker, also a
> woodwind doubler, spotted a chunk of 2x4 douglas fir the theater
> carpenters has left in the orchestra pit. My friend had just purchased
> the latest and greatest Swiss army knife and decided to try to split the
> lumber. It worked, so he said lets try to make reeds out of this
> stuff. Making a reed out of a piece of 2X4 became a challenge and. The
> rules were you could not start on the reed before the overture and the
> reed must be used to play the exit music or you had to buy a round for
> the woodwind section after the show. After a few shows we both usually
> had a working and usable reed. We were both using Hammerschmidts at the
> time. You might be surprised at what can be done with douglas fir.
>
> Has anyone tried other woods?
>
Yes, and while one can get many things to vibrate (though none as well as
Arundo Donax), the major drawback for me is the taste. Pine is particularly
bitter, for example.
Chuck

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