Klarinet Archive - Posting 000730.txt from 2001/04

From: Ann H Satterfield <annhsatt@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Balance
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:44:46 -0400

On Mon, 30 Apr 2001 10:41:00 -0400 Fred <fred.sheim@-----.net> writes:
> I have noticed that some reeds are really sweet only when
> they are shifted slightly to the left or right on the mouthpiece,
> and really bad when centered. Is there a way to scrape
> them so they are good when centered?
> Is it a matter of too much thickness on one side or the other?

Fred,

One of the reasons I like a Rovner ligature is because I can shift the
reed slightly left or right to find the balanced response placement.
In other words, I don't try to adjust a reed if shifting will work.

Adjusting is neccesary when the reed is not consistant: for instance--
works best chaleaumo left, clarion right, and altisimo left.

Ann

Ann Satterfield
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Central Florida~~~~~~~
Principal clarinet, Imperial SO & Music Manager, ISO
Adjunct Faculty & Instrumental Assistant PolkCC

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