Klarinet Archive - Posting 000779.txt from 2004/07

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Measuring sound character
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:59:07 -0400

In a message dated 7/20/2004 9:00:30 AM Central Daylight Time,
Georg.Kuehner@-----.de writes:
You are using a reed made by machine using sanding paper and not a plane!!!
In my experience, over-sanding and over-polishing a reed can make the tone
quite dull. You can literally polish all the character out of the tone! To me
the difference is quite audible (and WOW - it's the SAME material!)

Walter Grabner
http://www.clarinetxpress.com/repair.html
Expert clarinet/bass clarinet repair and restoration

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