Klarinet Archive - Posting 000177.txt from 2009/03

From: "Michael and Linda Marmer" <mlmarmer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sqeaking
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:50:40 -0400

Thank you Lee Ann for the help and advice, as I am learning new things here.

Mike
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From: <hns692@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Sqeaking

> 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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