Klarinet Archive - Posting 000455.txt from 1999/10

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: wetting reeds
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 23:02:45 -0400

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Frank Galiani wrote:

> I have been soaking the reed I
> play with in a small cup of water for 5 to 10 minutes before playing,
> wetting the third of the reed nearest the tip.
<snip>

Hi Frank -

I personally find that soaking reeds too long water loggs them and they
blow out quickly. I DO like soaking my reeds in water over the mouth
method, but use the mouth method out of convienience more often.
Typically, I soak the entire reed (tip to heel) in water for about 20
seconds. Immersing the reed in my mouth, it takes just over a minute to
equally wet the reed (since saliva is thicker, it absorbs slower than
water does). I don't detect a notable change in tone quality between the
two, to be honest, and I use nearly the exact same setup as use (V12s at
4.5, a Genussa GE, and Bay lig).

Of course, that's just my experience. (Alto/Bass/Tenor/Bari/Contra reeds,
of course, take much more time.)

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"If I wanted a 'job,' I'd have gone music ED, thank you very much!"

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