Klarinet Archive - Posting 000128.txt from 2001/09

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpieces and reed longevity
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 09:29:34 -0400

--- Tony Pay <Tony@-----.uk> wrote:

> ...so, easing the reed gently away from the mouthpiece corrects that
> tendency. It also seems to 'take', in the sense that you don't need to
> do it very many times.

Unless the reed chooses that moment to lose its resiliency. We try
to choose a good reed for performance, but once in a while the reed
I've assumed to be nicely broken in and worthy of a concert was closer
to its last breath than I'd suspected. I always bring a couple of
backups onto stage with me, but until the opportunity arises to
make the switch, the ATM card sits on my right leg for a quick
lever action against the reed tip when it starts to close up
again.

Neil

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