Klarinet Archive - Posting 000298.txt from 2003/05

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: reed cases/reed system
Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 22:49:05 -0400

David,

Tom's new reed "toy" works well. It is a sanding block with beveled edges.
He has adhesive-backed 400 and 600 sand paper strips that are cut for the
block. The "system" also includes a nice flat piece of glass.
Tom is a good writer and has included a very good instruction set with the
tool.
The best part (as well as the fact that it works well) is that it's only
about $30. Brook Mays Music has plenty.

Regards,

Forest

----- Original Message -----
From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Re: reed cases/reed system

> on 5/15/2003 11:42 AM, EClarinet@-----.com wrote:
>
> >I'm not sure what part of the country you're from, but here in Florida,
reed
> >cases that are enclosed are NOT a good idea. They cause mold to grow
like
> >crazy. In my experience, the little black plastic Vito reed guard with
the
> >rubber holders and the air slots are just great, but they only hold 4
reeds
> >each.
> >
> In addition to several fancy, expensive cases, I use a couple of those
> Vito cases. They're great. I also use the Vandoren, even here in humid
> Richmond. I dry reeds carefully before putting them in the Vandoren case,
> and don't have mold problems.
> >
> >While we're on the subject of reeds, I just got my Ridenour ATG reed
system
> >yesterday, and tried it on one of my students. There are two main ways
to
> >use it, and I did the basic one of just evening out the tips of all 4 of
> >this
> >students' reeds (Vandoren V-12's), including the ones that were chipped
(6th
> >graders!). The difference was AMAZING! I haven't tried it on my reeds
yet,
> >as my clarinet is in the shop, but I am anxious to start. I will report
> >further when I have done so.
>
> Could you describe this "system"? Is a photo on Ridenour's web site? What
> does it do, and how?
>
> I'm a sucker for reed tools/toys (just bought a Reed Wizard) and would
> like to explore this.
>
> David
>
> David Niethamer
> dnietham@-----.edu
> http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/
>
>
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