Klarinet Archive - Posting 000081.txt from 1999/12

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:Blackmaster reeds
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:56:07 -0500

>
> << When I finally got the "right" reed strength (using
> V12's) the blowing resistance _decreased_ (which I hadn't been
> expecting - >>
>
> Diane....that's because the softer reeds were closing up. It made you feel
> like you had to blow harder!

Yeah - I figured that out in an embarrassingly long time for a
respiratory neurophsiologist who talks about control of the upper
airway musculature and what happens when those muscle collapse!
Of course, part of that was I was convinced the reeds should be too
hard!
Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
1750 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 641o6-1453
email: dikarius@-----.EDU
http://uhsweb.edu/physio

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