Klarinet Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 2007/02

From: "Ted Casher" <tedcasher@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Help with reeds in Baltimore?
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:54:14 -0500

Ted Casher here. Take the Rovner clarinet ligature and give it away to some
student you don't like! Get on EBay, find the ad for the Oleg being sold at
discount, and send in the $22 via PayPal---or get an Optimum and use the
plate with the 4 dots.
The Rovner takes away all the higher overtones from the sound. It also
slips, stretches, and manages to keep itself insecure around the mpce.
I tried them on clar, alto, and tenor----some appliances don't work!
All reeds need adjustment. I use #600 Wet-or Dry sandpaper and the nearest
window! First I wet the reed, then I blow through the butt end until I see
bubbles, then I rub the reed against the window. I then give the reed 2-3
swipes across the back w/the sandpaper, then---without further wetting---put
it on the mpce. Most of the reeds become super-buzzers.
Good luck with your quest.....TC

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rommel John Miller" <RommelJMiller@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:48 PM
Subject: [kl] Help with reeds in Baltimore?

> Dear List,
>
> Hate to be a bother, but I need some help, I have Tom Ridenour's ATG Reed
> Finishing system, as well as the Reed Wizard and Vandoren's own little
> Glass
> Reed Resurfacer, but I am having the worst time figuring out how to
> balance
> or to properly "fix" or a-fix my reeds to the mouthpiece using a Rovner
> ligature.
>
> Everything has me bundled up in ties, I mean I can play okay, but when I
> go
> to the higher register I get squeaks or can't hit the note at all without
> biting the mouthpiece, and I know that this is wrong.
>
> And Ridenour's own explanation on the dynamics testing and other testing
> has
> me through the loop as well.
>
> I was really wondering if there is someone in the Baltimore area who could
> help me out, I mean I hate using reeds straight out of the box, I would
> rather use a well-adjusted reed and I want to do it on my own, but I
> really
> need good instruction on how to do it first.
>
> I tried contacting Tom Puwalski, but he hasn't responded to me in a long
> time.
>
> Could someone please help me? I would appreciate any help I could get.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Rommel John Miller
> 308 Dale Avenue
> Baltimore, MD 21206-1219
> 410-668-4784
> 410-967-8994
> DoctorX@-----.net
> RommelJMiller@-----.net
>
>
>
>
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