Klarinet Archive - Posting 000692.txt from 2004/11

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Anna_Cecil=EDa_Benass=ED?=" <acb@-----.is>
Subj: [kl] Legere reeds
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:54:56 -0500

Hi, and good luck with those #5 reeds! I might consider building a house
with them but would never have the guts or chops to play them.

The Klarinet archives is chock-full of Legere reed discussions, many of
them quite interesting. The only comment I'll add is one that I never
happened to see from others. Due to the fact that the Legere is a
non-porous reed, water tends to condense behind it, and this increases the
likelihood of a slight gurgling sound. I haven't given much thought to
what I could do to reduce or eliminate this, though a recent post by Karl
Krelove recommended swabbing the clarinet a few times early on in a
playing session in order to remove condensation in the clarinet itself. If
I remember his post correctly, he said he found that early swabbing tended
to allow the clarinet to come to "playing temperature" without becoming
dripping wet inside the bore. Karl, feel free to correct me if my
paraphrasing is incorrect.

Anyway, swabbing the mouthpiece and drying the reed off early in the
session might help alleviate this slight problem (that I have had, anyway)
with Legeres. Other than that, I've enjoyed using them, though I tend to
favor the tone produced by a good cane reed.

Best,
Anna

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