Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 2009/03

From: hns692@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Sqeaking
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:15:51 -0400

Check the reed(s) again by moistening them and laying them flat against a
piece of clear glass (I have a reed-fixing glass -- 1.25" x 3" or thereabouts).
Look at the under side of the reed and press down on the top. If the reed
springs away from the glass it is probably warped -- it should lay flat on
the full surface and adhere to the glass. Arguably, there is little one can do
to a warped reed. Another item about reeds that can make them squeak is the
"dark lines" that appear in the cane when you hold a reed up to the light.
You might be dealing with something like that. The clearer the worked area
is on a reed, the more apt it is to not have quirks that have to be fixed.
Good luck!

Lee Ann Hansen
Principal Eb Clarinet
First John Philip Sousa
Memorial Band
hns692@-----.com

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