Klarinet Archive - Posting 000365.txt from 2005/05

From: Kelly and Tom <kellyandtom@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Tom Ridenour's ATG reed system
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 07:07:11 -0400

David,

I also purchased the ATG reed system at ClarinetFest and I have had
very a very good experience with it. My background is a bit different
as I am more of a serious community player, and have limited time for
practice and reed work.

I do study with a local university professor and he was much more
skeptical of the system, and to his credit gave reasons and a test to
see if his reasoning was correct. With the ATG system, one immediately
adjusts a reed. My professor's view was this is like performing
surgery on an infant. One should only do this when needed, not on a
regular basis. His concern was that all the adjusting would affect the
longevity of the reed.

To test this, I now, for every reed I start, I date the reed and mark
if I use the ATG system on it (approximately half of them). Over time,
I will be able to tell if the ATG reeds wear out faster than the
unaltered reeds. I do not have results yet, as I have been playing
more bass and the reeds last so much longer that only a few have
actually worn out.

Overall, I am very pleased with the product and associated
documentation.

Tom Smith

Begin forwarded message:

> Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 20:54:32 -0400
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> From: David Niethamer <niethamer@-----.com>
> Subject: Tom Ridenour's ATG reed system
> Message-Id: <8E4E0EE6-CCB7-11D9-BF52-000D9334AB6E@-----.com>
>
> I've been thinking recently about Tom's reed adjustment system, which I
> bought last summer at ClarinetFest. I don't have the need to make reeds
> nearly as often as I did when I was grinding out the full time
> orchestra gig, but I still prefer to play on my reeds as opposed to the
> commercial variety. That's the subject for another post, though.
>

> <snip>

> What I want to know is whether anyone else has used Ridenour's system
> and tools, and what the reaction is to it.
>
> David
>
> David B. Niethamer
> dnietham@-----.edu
> http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/index.html

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