Klarinet Archive - Posting 000321.txt from 2003/05

From: "Resurgere Jones" <resurgereweb@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] More reeds...
Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 07:38:11 -0400

Stuff like this reminds me why it took 9 years to regain my interest in
playing after I graduated.

Someone barking an imperative like this would prompt me to reply "For what?"
if I could get away with it. Is this guy a trumpet player? What is he
hearing that makes him think there's a defective reed lurking out there?

Ah - chipped reeds. Another thing I don't miss about school. Can count on my
fingers the number of reeds I've chipped as an adult. Maybe because I use
thicker reeds now, or maybe because I'm more careful, or maybe because I'm
not cooped up in close quarters with high-spirited teens. Yes, as you are
correctly doing, replace them when they're chipped.

Other than that, it's kind of subtle, but a reed should be replaced when it
doesn't feel and sound like a new one any more. Add a new one to your mix of
reeds that you rotate (you *do* rotate through at least 4 reeds, right?)
every few weeks so that you continue to know what a new one feels like. If
you're always more comfortable with your older ones than your newer ones, it
may be that you're trying to play a reed that is too strong for your present
mouthpiece and/or embouchure development.

>From: melzerb46@-----.net)
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] More reeds...
>Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 17:10:27 -0400
>
>Hey y'all!!
>My name's Melinda, and I'm new to this on-line group/organization. I think
>it's awesome.
>Anyways, my student-director always yells at the various clarinetists in my
>section to "check your reed!!". How can I tell when I should get a new
>reed? I live in Northern Ohio, in case the temperature, humidity, etc
>matter.
>I typically have used a reed till it cracked, or for about one to two
>months. Is that OK??
>Thanks for all,
>Melinda
>
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