Klarinet Archive - Posting 000195.txt from 1999/12

From: dewees <dewees@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] more reed questions
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:51:49 -0500

Hi list!
Actually I find that all my reeds last a long time. I had a bari reed that
lasted for about 4 months, about 1 hour a day. My clarinet reeds do not last
quite as long, however I do play a lot more on them.

Merry Christmas! Kelly

"W. Edinger" wrote:

> Another aspect of reed life that's always puzzled me is why there
> seems to be a general principle (in my own experience, at least) that
> the larger the reed, the shorter the life. I think others have made
> note that Eb reeds seem to last forever. I haven't played enough Eb to
> have a good feel for that, but when I was playing bass cl., the reeds
> always seemed to have a shorter life than the Bbs, and the darned bari
> sax reeds lasted about six hours, at $3-$4 a pop (another reason I
> stopped volunteering for bari parts). It seems to have been that way
> across the board for both saxophones and clarinets. Maybe the lower
> vibration frequencies do more mechanical damage? Certainly the travel
> is greater on a bigger mouthpiece, with a larger tip opening. I am
> assuming that the basic cane structure is similar for different reed
> sizes (not strengths, SIZES), or at least not very much different.
> Anybody else get this impression?
>
> Bill Edinger
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