Klarinet Archive - Posting 000517.txt from 2000/10

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpieces (Was: Changes to Elite and other Buffets)
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:02:37 -0400

At 10:00 AM 10/10/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>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.

Theoretically, as the back is sealed again each day, the reed will dry less
and less from side to center and simply dry from air through the butt of
the reed. Most reeds will literally glue themselves to the glass surface
and be difficult to pop off the glass - if the sanding is done correctly.

Best wishes,
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 clearly as when he describes
another's."
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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