Klarinet Archive - Posting 000726.txt from 1999/11

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] A reed question
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:07:46 -0500

On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Ken Wolman wrote:

> Now, could it be that the reed itself is defective, or is this a case of me
> needing to toughen up my embouchure a bit to adjust to the new reed
> strength?

Any sort of sudden change will take a time period of adjustment.

Also, your reed may need to be prepared - even if you don't prepare your
clarinet reeds, you will still need to prepare your large instrument
reeds, as they tend to warp an even larger fashion than clarinet reeds.
A good form of preparation is on my web site at

http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe/reed/reed.html

Hope this helps!

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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