Klarinet Archive - Posting 001044.txt from 2001/02

From: Donna Higgins <Donna@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Warped reeds
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:13:45 -0500

Sorry for not being more specific. The tips of the reeds are wavy, and when I
play these reeds, they produce a thin, weak sound compared to my "good" reeds
that are not warped.

Wetting the reeds seems to make the tips warp even more. Pressing them against
a flat surface helps temporarily, but once the reeds dry out, the tips are
warped again.

I may try storing reeds on a piece of glass, as Gavin suggested.

Karl Krelove wrote:

> I'm always a little suspicious when I read something like this that we're
> not all talking about the same thing when we talk about "warped" reeds. What
> exactly are your reeds doing? Where is the warpage?
>
> Karl Krelove
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Donna Higgins [mailto:Donna@-----.com]
> > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 10:11 PM
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: [kl] Warped reeds
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been having a problem lately with warping reeds. I bought a box of
> > Mitchell Lurie 4.5 reeds, which all looked fine when I got them, but
> > within a week or two about half of them (unused) had warped. I kept the
> > whole box in my clarinet case. Several reeds that I had been using
> > (same brand and strength, different batch) also became warped.
> >
> > Is there any way to fix a warped reed? And what's the best way to store
> > reeds? I used to use one of those reed cases that Vandoren makes, the
> > kind that holds four at once, but my reeds got moldy very quickly, so
> > now I keep them in the little plastic things they're sold in.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Donna M. Higgins
> >
> > "The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey
> > their children." - The Duke of Windsor (1894-1972)
> >
> >
> >
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Donna M. Higgins

"The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their
children." - The Duke of Windsor (1894-1972)

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