Klarinet Archive - Posting 000493.txt from 2002/03

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Reed materials
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:00:09 -0500

I knew someone in college who once made a reed from a carrot. I guess that
way, once it wears out, you can have it for lunch.

Ed

> From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:28:55 EST
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Reed materials
>
> Chuck West says:
>
> <<I've read this string (from a long time ago, I think) with amusement. I too
> have made reeds from materials other than Arundo Donax--including pine. Pine
> is the ultimate mushy material--made a terrible reed, but worse than that--the
> taste would gag a cockroach!--bitter.>>
>
> Chuck, I laughed out loud when I read this. I too have made some weird reeds.
>
> I made one once out of, get this, very thick CARDBOARD. It actually played for
> 10 minutes, until it got waterlogged and started to fall apart. The taste was
> also terrible!
>
> Thank heavens for Arundo Donax, huh?
>
> Walter

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