Klarinet Archive - Posting 000295.txt from 2003/05

From: Elgenubi@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed Cases
Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 21:05:56 -0400

Just for the record,
I use the VanDoren and the Reedmate cases, both with humidifier, and I think
they work fine. It somehow make sense to me that keeping the reed slightly
hydrated (not wet) will help it keep stable. I enjoy taking them from the
container and hardly having to moisten them to play. My reeds seem to last a
long time, though it is not my habit to keep them for years. I have resolved
to not form emotional attachments with them, aside from spending 2 or 3 short
sessions over as many days to break them in and polish them. And I seem to
get some use from every one in a box, at least as a practice reed.
For the record: I live in a drier climate than anyone else has mentioned
(inland Southern California), and for the record, I haven't noticed anyone
else ever using one of these cases....

Wayne Thompson

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