Klarinet Archive - Posting 000461.txt from 2000/04

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Adjusting reeds - QUICKLY and PERMANENTLY
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:06:10 -0400

In a message dated 4/11/00 4:36:56 AM Central Daylight Time,
Tony@-----.uk writes:

<<
All this was intended to be a little bit tongue-in-cheek, though
certainly there was such a device on sale for a bit.

You could make either one or three small incisions, the first being in
the middle of the reed and the other, optional two on either side of,
and parallel to the first. If you made one incision you separated the
right from the left side of the reed a small distance down from the tip,
and if you made three incisions you divided the breadth of the reed into
four 'wafers', as you called them.
>>

I have found the edge of a metal music stand to be extremely useful in this
process of "splitting" the reed.

I am OFTEN seen at rehearsals using this technique.

The reeds that I use this technique on are REMARKABLY improved. Once I use
this valuable technique......I NEVER complain about the "vibrational
abilities" of this particular reed ever again.

Thank you Tony, for bringing this arcane technique to light.

Walter
Works GREAT on Bass reeds too!!!!!!!!!! They NEVER squeak, or squeal again.
www.clarinetxpress.com/odds.html

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