Klarinet Archive - Posting 000694.txt from 2000/04

From: "Patricia Smith" <pattiesmith@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] reed trimmer:pro or con; was Re: [kl] another half
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 02:03:19 -0400

Adam wrote:
[My teacher]recommended 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. She recommends
me to take sand paper and lightly remove some of the tip of the reed off
then adjust the reed a little bit. Does anyone else go by this rule?"

I do not use a clipper for this reason. The clipper also causes inner
fibers of the reed to break, and thus hinders vibration of the reed and,
in my experience (yes I have gotten lazy and used a trimmer when I had only
very soft reeds) makes my sound pinched and thin. Of course this is a
common result of using too soft reeds anyway.

Patty Smith
..for whom playing with reeds is an enjoyable pastime since she had kids
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