Klarinet Archive - Posting 000326.txt from 2000/04

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] there is one born every minute
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 21:31:22 -0400

On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, Topper wrote:

> I remember buying VanDoren Tenor Sax and Bass Clarinet reeds in NYC for a
> discounted $7. per box of 10 and out of 100 reeds or 10 boxes I'd get about
> 15 - 20 really good reeds which included the good-hearted obnes that had a
> good grain were able to adjust to play well, and out of that there were
> perhaps 3 to 5 superb reeds. Does anyone experience this from time to time?

Wow...you had some really bad luck. Either that, or you don't prepare
your reeds, which I do. I typically get at least 8 out of every box of
ten to work, but with some preparation, especially on larger reeds, since
their backs are more likely to warp.

(PS - for all you members who privately asked...a LONG time ago...I will
finally be putting pictures up on my reed preparation page. I'll keep you
all updated...it won't take long, now that I have a webcam.)

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"I don't know, and I don't have an opinion." - Jet Black

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