Klarinet Archive - Posting 000039.txt from 2003/05

From: "Christy Erickson" <perickso@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Reeds suddenly gone soft...
Date: Sat, 3 May 2003 06:53:26 -0400

I had the same thought on this issue. It used to be a problem for me =
back
in high school and I resorted to clipping my reeds to make them more
playable for me. Must have been that extra strength I had back then or
something but I could never play on those reeds nowadays.

Christy Erickson

-----Original Message-----
From: Avi Rostov [mailto:musictek@-----.com]=20
Subject: Re: [kl] Reeds suddenly gone soft...

Could it be that all the extra practice for your jury has strengthened =
your
embouchure?
----- Original Message -----
From: <clarinetnut@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Reeds suddenly gone soft...

> I have my upper-divisional jury/oral examination on Monday. But I have =
a
> problem...within the last week, ALL my reeds (V12 4s) have gone soft. =
I
was
> hoping it was just a weather thing, but I'm starting to think it's =
not. I
> usually keep about 10-12 reeds in rotation (I do have a system for =
keeping
> track of them ;-) ) and they're all soft; the broken-in reeds, the
in-progress
> reeds, and the brand new reeds. I've even pulled about 5 reeds out of =
a
brand
> new box...same problem. Is there anything I can do in such a short =
time
> period to fix this? And, more importantly, what do you think might =
have
> caused this?
> Robyn
>
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