Klarinet Archive - Posting 000261.txt from 2002/08

From: "surewin120@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: klarinet Digest 27 Aug 2002 20:15:00 -0000 Issue 4013
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 19:51:57 -0400

Thanks to those who replied. I'll definetly get that book.

> Fixing Reeds
> 56428 by: w8wright@-----.net (William Wright)
>
>
> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 01:12:59 -0700 (PDT)
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> From: w8wright@-----.net (William Wright)
> Subject: Re: [kl] Fixing Reeds
> Message-ID:
> <19270-3D6B348B-106@-----.net>
>
> <><> Ruth wrote:
> [reed books] that I would like opinions on
>
> Larry Guy's book is my favorite also. (In fact, I David may have
> introduced it to me when I asked the same sort of question a few
> years
> ago.)
>
> There are so many variables in a reed that trying to identify "This
> area
> does this" and "That area does that" is not reliable. Some books
> get
> bogged down while attempting to find an explanation for everything.
> Reed and mouthpiece and embouchure and all the rest of it interact,
> and
> no two combinations are identical. So probably there shouldn't be
> a
> single formula for all situations.
>
> What counts is understanding some basic principles. Guy's book
> says
> what needs to be said, and then he leaves you free to pursue your
> own
> goals.
>
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