Klarinet Archive - Posting 000429.txt from 2001/10

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: RE: [kl] Water
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 18:49:52 -0400

On Sat, 13 Oct 2001 14:30:35 -0500, bdaniluk@-----.com said:

> 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.

I suggest you assess the 'empirical evidence' for this yourself. After
all, that someone else found it valuable/useless wouldn't say very much
about whether *you* would.

And perhaps you'd find the little additional wrinkle that would make it
work for you.

For example, I sometimes find it useful to 'help' the reed away from the
mouthpiece (using a telephone card), after such an immersion.

Tony
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