Klarinet Archive - Posting 000235.txt from 2007/02

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] reeds
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:56:16 -0500


On Feb 21, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Deborah Shaw wrote:

> I have always been known for my beautiful tone (too bad I can't tongue
> fast!), but, lately I sound bad. I am sure that it is my reeds and
> not sure
> why I can't find a good one. I usually have at least 1 or 2 that
> sound very
> nice and then a few that are just for practice.
>
> I have been through several boxes of reeds. The ones that sound
> decent are
> too hard and then ones that feel good are nasty sounding. I go
> through the
> 10 day break in process, but, for the last month I have not had a good
> sound. What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
I haven't seen any response to this, so I'll offer a line of inquiry.

Have a mouthpiece tech look at your mouthpiece to determine if there is
any warping of the rails. this is one thing that might cause the
symptoms you describe.

Or, it could be crappy reeds!! Have you tried other brands to see if
the result is the same?

David

David B. Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/index.html

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