Klarinet Archive - Posting 000085.txt from 2007/02

From: "David Blumberg" <blummy@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] re: Help with reeds in Baltimore?
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:44:58 -0500

"Rommel John Miller" <RommelJMiller@-----.net>
Subject: Help with reeds in Baltimore?
Message-ID: <009701c74cce$c2aed480$5a1a3744@shalom>

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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Rommel, are you using the regular Vandoren reeds? If so, consider using
either the V-12, or another brand such as Gonzalez, Gigliotti, or (and yes,
I am an endorser of them) the Grand Concert Reeds (Evolution or the new
Reserve) as all of the above are much, much better balanced right out of the
box than the regular Vandoren reeds.

ps - if you're ever in Phila., I'd be happy to help you - I use both the
Reed Wizard and the ATG for all of my adjusting and the combo works really
well and Fast! There are no reed problems.

David Blumberg
http://www.mytempo.com

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