Klarinet Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2001/11

From: lubydjackson@-----. Jackson)
Subj: Re: [kl] Leaving the reed on.
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:03:38 -0500

Speaking about this, what about that spray on stuff called reed rush? Isn't
is good for something?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Brash" <mactrek@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Leaving the reed on.

> lol!
> an amusing anecdote. I too don't leave reed on unless I'm in a big
rush
> or something. I'm actually a "wet reed" person, I soak them in water for
> awhile before i play. With new cane about 5 minutes...more time as the
cane
> gets older and less absorbent.
>
> ~Alexander
>
> > From: Gavin Rebetzke <GRebetzke@-----.au>
> > Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 10:29:25 +1000
> > To: "'klarinet@-----.org>
> > Subject: RE: [kl] Leaving the reed on.
> >
> > When I was in fourth or fifth grade, I used to leave my reed on all the
> > time. In fact I used to leave my clarinet (plastic yamaha) together
during
> > the week until I had to pack it to take it to school. I remember,
though,
> > that there was a massed school bands concert at the local civic centre
for
> > something like year of the kids. When it came to play, I couldn't get a
> > sound out of the clarinet. I felt terrible. I had to sit there and
> > pretend to play. I felt such a fraud. I went up to my teacher (a
> > trombonist!) back stage as soon as I got off and tearfully asked him
what
> > was wrong. He took one look and said my reed was rotten! Well, no one
told
> > me reeds could go rotten! I was livid! So let this be a lesson for us
all;
> > like underwear, reeds do need to be changed (at the very least, from
time to
> > time!) Gavin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karl Krelove [mailto:kkrelove@-----.com]
> > Sent: Friday, 2 November 2001 7:46 AM
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: RE: [kl] Leaving the reed on.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Tony Pay [mailto:Tony@-----.uk]
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:19 PM
> >>
> >> Seriously though, you'll have to ask the guy who *never* took his reed
> >> off what he did about that. It wasn't me.
> >>
> > That may be hard - I don't remember if it was Bellison or not, but I do
> > think I remember that whoever it was is dead. So we may need to solicit
a
> > more current testimonial.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Karl Krelove
> >
> >
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