Klarinet Archive - Posting 000549.txt from 2000/10

From: "terry" <tsterkel@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] VanDoren Reed Preparation
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 05:46:30 -0400

1. what is "sealing" the back mean
2. what is YOUR favorite preparation technique
thank you,
terry

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| -----Original Message-----
| From: Karel Vahala [mailto:vahalakv@-----.au]
| Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 4:45 AM
| To: klarinet@-----.org
| Subject: Re: [kl] V12 Reed Preparation (was mouthpieces)
|
|
| Greg, what make of grooved reed-holder do you use?
|
| Karel
|
| GSmithClarinet@-----.com wrote:
|
| > In a message dated 10/10/2000 6:03:24 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
| > rgarrett@-----.edu writes:
| >
| > << What is the preparation of the reed blank designed to do? >>
| >
| > Sanding the back of the V12 3.5 (not at the tip) destroys the
| sound character
| > and solid feeling of this reed for me. I could get away with it
| using the
| > Morre but those reeds were more substantial. By contrast, the
| V12's are I
| > suspect designed to play more right out of the box - less
| margin there to
| > sand.
| >
| > Proper sealing of the trademark side and vamp of the reed and
| storing in a
| > grooved holder works best for me. I suspect that this
| stabilises this lower
| > density cane as thoroughly as possible.
| >
| > Gregory Smith
| > =================
| > Clarinetist
| > Chicago Symphony Orchestra
| > Mouthpiece Handcraftsman
| > =
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| > Evanston, Illinois 60201-1209 USA
| > 1.847.866.8331
| > 1.847.866.9551 fax
| > E mail Gregory@-----.com (new)
| > WWW.gregory-smith.com
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