Klarinet Archive - Posting 000596.txt from 2000/09

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Dry reed problem solved
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:24:05 -0400

At 08:22 AM 9/20/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>I think I've solved the problem, though. On my bass clarinet, the metal
>mouthpiece cap won't go fully on over the Oleg ligature I'm using,
>leaving a fairly large open window where the cap slots around the screw
>area. I taped over this opening. Secondly, I stuffed a wad of toilet
>paper into the end of the cap and soaked it with water. Bass clarinet
>reed stayed humidified and ready to go all night long last night.

I know folks who have glued a small sponge on the inside of the cap and wet
it with water each evening. I used to do this before Legere reeds came
out. Now, that's all I use when doubling on several
instruments.......reeds don't need to be wet.

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Head, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3268

"A man never discloses his own character so cldarly as wehn he describes
another's."
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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