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Author: beejay
Date: 2001-05-04 18:41
How's this for honesty in advertising, on UK e-bay? "Lovely old Boosey and Hawker ... may require reed replacement." ;-}
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 2001-05-04 20:44
It's so hard to find a used clarinet with it's original reed in good condition. How much does it usually cost to get a repair technician to do a reed replacement? ;-)
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Author: joseph o'kelly
Date: 2001-05-04 20:49
My favorite is when they describe an oboe "in perfect condition but missing a mouthpiece."
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Author: bob gardner
Date: 2001-05-05 13:36
One guy was selling 4 used reeds and with these came a used clarinet. cute.
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Author: joseph o'kelly
Date: 2001-05-05 16:08
At an antiqe store I found some "antiqe reeds." 4 30 year old used Rico brand number 2.5 reeds. The price of $20 seemed a little high.
Speaking of reeds I was wondering if making clarinet reeds would be an advantage. I currently buy Vandoran V-12 #3.5-4 reeds and sand them down to a consistant level. I know double reed players usually make their own reeds.
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Author: joevacc
Date: 2001-05-06 05:23
I have made some reeds with varied success. I have made some very good reeds and some really bad ones. It is very time consuming. One slip can ruin hours of work. This is not by any means meant to discourage. It is great fun and I think I have a much better understanding of how to adjust reeds now. The good reeds that I made were so good that it was hard to believe that I would buy a store bought reed again. The great reeds did not happen with any consistency though. The ones that were not so good were very bright and buzzy. I don't know if it was the cane or me but I suspect me. I have gone though the process of pre soaking a half dozen reeds blanks last year and I am now letting them sit in a wood box. I have no idea if this is going to do any goodd but ya never know! I have never made a reed from scratch - only from blanks. One of our regular posters has graciously sent me some cane from CA. and I am letting it dry right now. I have had for over a year now and am going to have a crack at it soon. So stay tuned I will most certainly post the results!
Ciao for now,
;~)
jv
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