Klarinet Archive - Posting 000234.txt from 2002/11

From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Wacky reed problem solved
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:06:30 -0500

I store my worked-in reeds on a glass surface in one of those Selmer cases.
This seems to have worked really well. The only problem is that the reeds
fall out from time to time.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce E. McGarvey" <bmcgar@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Wacky reed problem solved

>
> For those of you who remember my student's "reed closing up" problem,
we've
> found the explanation.
>
> I found out that she's been storing her reeds alternately in the metal
> ReedGard holder and a La Voz plastic holder. She "travels" with the metal
> one, but stores her extra reeds in the plastic holder as she cycles
through
> them after adjustments and so forth.
>
> The plastic holder has a bulge under the vamp of the reeds on both sides!
I
> could feel it when she brought the holder and I inserted a reed in each
> space. (Bad mold, probably.) When she puts the reeds in the holder, the
> clamp pressed down on top and warped the reeds as they dried.
>
> To be scientific, I adjusted the plastic holder with a large hammer, a
> blowtorch, and one stick of dynamite, and the problem disappeared.
>
> Thanks for all of your suggestions, by the way.
>
> B. McGarvey
>
>
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