Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 2008/05

From: Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] new vandoren reeds
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:29:58 -0400

I play on wooden mouthpieces that are oiled once a week with almond oil. =
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Naturally, the oil gets into the reeds. Like Paolo, I found that the reeds=
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I finish the reeds first with Ridenour's ATG system, and then give a light =
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oil and lay them out on glass overnight. I wipe them in the morning to rem=
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remaining oil. They play consistently in hot, cold, dry or humid condition=
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have found that I never have to oil them again after the initial oiling. I=
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actually have two reeds that I finished last August and they still play as =
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when I first started using them. In fact, I used one of them in a concert =
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