Klarinet Archive - Posting 000656.txt from 2000/04

From: "W. Edinger" <wde1@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] trimming
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 12:06:55 -0400

Adam wrote:

"I was talking with my teacher a while back about reed clippers and what
to do
with soft reeds. She recomended me NOT to get a reed trimmer and she
explained to me that the fibers in your reed are pinched together when
you
use a trimmer thus you loose a reed that could have been better."

Three suggestions:
1) Ask you teacher how she thinks the reed tips got that shape when they
were made,
2) make sure your trimmer blade is sharp, otherwise you'll have a ragged
cut (and probably pinch the fibers together), and
3) if your reed is loose, tighten the ligature, or you may lose the
quality of sound.

Bill Edinger

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