Klarinet Archive - Posting 000509.txt from 2000/10

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpieces (Was: Changes to Elite and other Buffets)
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:00:31 -0400

Greg Smith says: <<Actually, the difference between reeds dried in the cases that I describe vs.them being dried on glass play so fundamentally different to me that I cannot use the latter at all.>>

When I am breaking in new reeds, after playing them, I let them lie on their backs and dry that way. I have a large flat drawer that I use for this purpose, so the reeds are protected and out of the way.

Why do I do this? It's easier when working with 10 or more reeds. As I play and work the reeds I move the good ones to the right and the poorer ones to the left. Eventually, the best three, four or five get transfered to plastic Vandoren Reed Case. The rest go to the "bone pile" to be tested again in three to six months.

I never let the reeds dry out while lying on my glass plate. My theory is that you're just asking for warpage, as the reed back dries from the side to the center.

Walter Grabner
clarinetxpress.com

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