Klarinet Archive - Posting 000632.txt from 2002/06

From: w7wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Fiddling with reeds
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:32:33 -0400

<><> Joseph=A0Wakeling wrote:
Then again, having had my new teacher in Switzerland take my clarinet
from me, scrape at the reed lightly with a penknife, and return it to
me, only to find that the reed was remarkably more responsive and better
sounding, I'm inclined to think these things might be worth finding out
about... so, what should I know and do? ;-)

Your experience proves the point, doesn't it? Some people do more
adjustment than others, but it's a necessary skill if you're a serious
player, and it *does* yield results. There are lots of 'friendly' and
readable books on reed care. One of them is:

Selection, Adjustment, and Care of Single Reeds (Larry Guy).

Gary Van Cott, who posts on this list, has this book and other books as
well: www.vcisinc.com.

Cheers,
Bill

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