Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 2003/05

From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: reeds/cases, rotating
Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 15:44:28 -0400

Do people really soak reeds in windex or was that sarcasm? You have to
remeber the maroons on the list like me, not implying that there are any
other maroons...

>From: "Resurgere Jones" <resurgereweb@-----.com>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: RE: [kl] Re: reeds/cases, rotating
>Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 19:06:47 +0000
>
>Amen to everything, but there is a possible middle ground here - I seem to
>have (partly) touched off Reed War XIV with a simple bit of advice to
>rotate reeds. Of anal-compulsive reed-sorting, tinkering, numbering,
>soaking in Windex, etc. I have said nothing. My entire scheme has been that
>any instrument I play that requires a different reed size, I invest in the
>cheapest plastic 4-reed holder I can find, and I play different ones in
>(roughly) rotation. For the record, I am also of the "play-or-die" school,
>and I don't consider this to be any contradiction with the idea of keeping
>more than one reed around that you've played before, in the event that one
>of them gets chipped, warped, etc.
>
>
>>From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.edu>
>>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>>Subject: RE: [kl] Re: reeds/cases, rotating Date: Mon, 19 May 2003
>>12:35:08 -0400
>>
>>I have played clarinet for more than forty years, have never rotated
>>reeds, have never had tired muscle syndrome or any trouble being prepared
>>for a concert. I have even been so bold (here it comes, get the fire
>>extinguisher), as I did last night, as to pull 2 reeds out of a box and
>>slap them on my Eb and Bb clarinets, toot on them once or twice, declare
>>they were fine, and proceed to sit through the longest concert I think I
>>have ever played (2 3/4 hours), just to see if there really was a reason
>>to rotate reeds. All this after playing mostly on one stinking Legere on
>>each instrument for more months than I can remember. Not everyone needs
>>to go through this anally retentive routine of religious reed ritual.
>>It's fine to suggest a solution, but to say that one must rotate reeds or
>>he/she will suffer from acute facial muscle collapse if they don't, or
>>that they better rotate their reeds or the Clarinetist's Rotationary Army
>>will get them, is balderdash. I'm with Tony on this one. The more
>>ritualistic you get, the more likely that you will deal with these
>>unfortunate clarinet maladies. I have 21 students and none of them has to
>>go through all this. Some like the cheap Rico reeds and some play other
>>brands, but none have a reed religion that they subscribe to. Maybe I'm
>>crazy, but there is more to clarineting than sitting and sorting reeds and
>>worshipping reed cases and glass plates. Man, get a life!
>>
>>Nancy (I will be in my bomb shelter for a while.)
>>
>>Nancy E. Buckman, Technical Assistant
>>School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
>>Anne Arundel Community College
>>Arnold, MD 21012-1895 USA
>>Phone 410-777-2316 Fax 410-777-2233
>>E-mail nebuckman@-----.edu
>>
>>
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