Klarinet Archive - Posting 000094.txt from 2003/02

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] black spot on reed
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 00:12:13 -0500

on 2/3/2003 7:54 PM, Christy Erickson wrote:

>Diane, Are the metal ones bad? I do sometimes use a metal reedholder that
>really is for saxophone reeds. I now have a case with glass slides in it
>that stinks also. The glass is just barely long enough for the reeds and if
>I'm in a hurry and push a micrometer too far, I break the tips. I also
>dropped it and the latch promptly broke. Does anyone have a suggestion for
>me? I've been looking for one I like but so far haven't found the perfect
>one for me.

The black Vito reed cases a very nice for very little money. They have a
rubber O-ring that holds the reeds (4 to a case, 2 on each side), so no
clip to compress the vamp of the reed, and a grooved base so that the
back of the reed dries more uniformly. For a little more than $2 (US)
they're great.

I also have a Selmer case (with glass plate) that works well. It's a 6
reed holder (you can also get larger) that is black and very discreet on
stage, also fits into a jacket pocket. It only has one latch, so for
safety I have it closed with a black hair band (one of the cloth ones).
Most reed case latches are so cheap that some sort of elastic closer is
going to be a necessity sooner or later.

Not had a mold problem with either, and it gets humid here almost all
year.

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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