Klarinet Archive - Posting 000178.txt from 2004/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reeds
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:55:50 -0400

At 07:03 PM 6/13/2004 -0400, Stan wrote:
>OTOH, the market would be profoundly affected if enough people stopped
>buying finished reeds altogether, preferring instead to hand-finish
>inexpensive cane blanks to their own personal specifications. It is a
>relatively straightforward calculation: determine the cost of the materials
>and tools and the hourly rate you would charge for reedmaking, and the
>number of finished, playable reeds you could make in that time period. If
>the cost-per-reed is more than what you are paying, then keep buying
>packaged reeds. If not, and you have the time and expertise, start scraping!

That's just it. People HAVE made that calculation, and found that it is
worth the money, or the lack of aggravation, to buy pre-made reeds. That
is why virtually everybody uses them nowadays.

>This approach is not without precedent. Serious double-reed players have
>been making their own for centuries.

Of course, double reed players live in a parallel universe to our own. :-)

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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