Klarinet Archive - Posting 000382.txt from 2000/02

From: "Ed & Carol Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: tough concert = reed death
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:45:27 -0500

We've all experienced Reed Death during concerts. It's horrible. Get
youself some Legere Reeds.

Ed Maurey
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From: <JBLinear@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Re: tough concert = reed death

> I have noticed that when I play a concert that is more tense than usual -
> difficult music, short rehearsal time, demanding group, etc. - my concert
> reed dies more quickly. Sometimes I can tell the difference from the
> beginning of the concert to the end. I am careful about using the "best"
> reed only during the dress rehearsal and only infrequently otherwise. What
I
> am guessing is that concert nerves have an effect on the content of saliva
> which in turn has a special knack of killing a reed before its time. Does
> anyone else have this experience? Are there any spit-ologists out there
who
> can tell me about this? Anything a person could do about it, such as
rinsing
> the mouth with something to counteract this?
>
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