Klarinet Archive - Posting 000695.txt from 2004/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sandpaper vs. Reed knife
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:15:15 -0500

At 12:32 PM 11/24/2004 -0500, Walter Grabner wrote:
> Any rubbing or polishing of a reed accomplishes two things: 1. it helps to
>seal the pores in the cane, keeping the reed from absorbing too much
>moisture;
>2. it does dull the tone.

Hmmm. I find that polishing the reed (in my case using the index finger
nail with the thumb behind it) BRIGHTENS the tone slightly and makes the
reed respond more readily. Once I determine a reed is a keeper, I do that
to it as the final step.

Bill Hausmann

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

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