Klarinet Archive - Posting 000420.txt from 2001/10

From: "Daniluk, Bill" <bdaniluk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Water
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:30:35 -0400

It seems to me that the dunking in water technique described has superior
results (in a more responsive reed) to simply wetting the reed with saliva
in the context of a rehearsal/concert, but I wonder if there is some
empirical evidence of this. Ditto with regard to extending reed life.
BD

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony@-----.uk
Subject: [kl] Water

Inspired by the little pot that the first oboe in front of me uses to
wet his reeds, a thing I've been doing recently with some success is to
wet the reed *on the mouthpiece* from time to time, by dunking it in
plain water......

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