Klarinet Archive - Posting 000491.txt from 1999/10

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] re: wetting reeds
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 20:36:20 -0400

on 10/15/99 2:39 PM, 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. It seems to work very
>well. I am getting a good tone and have no trouble producing my highest
>note, currently G4. (I use Vandoren V-12s, #3 1/2 on a Genussa M/P).
>When I try moistening the reed with saliva for a brief period before
>playing, I get a much thinner tone and have greater difficulty reaching
>the higher notes, yet this seems to be what many clarinetists do???

One issue that no one has mentioned - if you get too vigorous about
soaking them in your mouth, the reed may not be flat when you put it on
the mouthpiece. That will make the sound thinner, at least until the reed
gets going and flattens "on its own", if it's going to do that.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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