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Author: Asain
Date: 2006-11-11 14:43
I don't think my current Vito reed guard is working too well. I'm open to some good suggestions on which product to buy.
If you know any reed cases that keep reeds in good condition, please post!
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-11-11 15:37
My reeds are in good condition, and I'm using the familiar LaVoz ReedGard. In what condition do you put your reed back into the holder? Rinsed our mouthwatered? Dry or wet?
FWIW I rinse the reed, swipe it once through a folded kitchen paper, let it dry while I clean the rest of the clarinet. Then it comes into the reedgard, still ever so little damp. Works for me.
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Ben
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-11-11 16:08
You can always make your own:
1. Go to the local hardware store and have then cut a 4"x4"x1/2" piece of plate glass (beveling the edges)
2. Use two thick rubber bands to hold the reeds on the glass
3. Insert into a perforated plastic "Zip Lock" bag for carrying.
...GBK
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Author: Bruno
Date: 2006-11-11 16:44
Van Doren makes a nice 4-reed holder similar to the one LaVoz sells but instead of pivoting metal hold-downs it has built-in rubber bands. Cheap, keeps 4 reeds nice and flat, and you don't have to futz around with makeshift solutions.
(No offense anybody. Just a suggestion.)
b//
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2006-11-11 17:14
I use two. Ultra lite thirsty reed pad by Doc's Products to store a reed I JUST finished playing, and the rest of the box goes in a Roger Garrett reed case.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: hans
Date: 2006-11-12 00:31
My favourite case for clarinet reeds is a Protec. It holds 12 reeds and snaps shut. Cost was around $20 Canadian dollars, if I recall correctly.
Hans
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Author: Caco185
Date: 2006-11-12 04:39
I actually really like the Selmer reed cases. They have a nice glass plate for the reeds to dry on, so they don't warp.You do have to clean the glass about once every two weeks or so.
Dale Huggard
Clarinet Performance Major, Michigan
Buffet R-13 - Silver plated
Genussa Excellente
Spriggs Floating Rail Ligature
Vandoren V12 #4
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Author: BradleyHardin ★2017
Date: 2006-11-13 03:40
I have used the LaVoz holders for my Bb, Bass and Alto Sax for many years and like it very much.
If anybody knows of a Contra reed holder please pass it on. I've search everywhere and can find nothing. The Bari Sax holder is too small.
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Author: OpusII
Date: 2006-11-13 08:01
I wanted to ask the same question
Currently I've the 8 reeds reed case from Vandoren, it's a fine reed case....but I want to store my Bb reeds and Eb reeds in one reed case.
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Author: William
Date: 2006-11-13 11:58
I use Harrison, Selmer, ProTech, and LaVoz reed guards with my clarinets and saxophones and they all care for my reeds about the same. Last time I saw Charles Neidich live, he was carrying his reeds in his pocket using the plastic packing sleeve from the box. My symphonic college uses a rubber banded plate glass inside a Zip-Lock baggie to care for her reeds. Bottom line: you can go expensive (Harrisons) or cheap (plate glass/ZipLock), but anything that allows your reeds to dry flat and protects them from damage will work. It's all in what you get used to and what stores well inside your instrument case.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-11-13 14:41
Ah, the eternal conundrum of reed storage. I only comment on portable storage....such as gigs. How many "in process" reeds does one really need to carry? 4 is my conclusion. GBK's solution is applaudable for home storage but half inch place glass adds too much weight....and where do you put a 4x4 piece of it. Maybe a piece of 1/4" ...or two pieces large enough to carry one reed on each side. Due to geometry considerations a single rubber band can only really secure one reed on a side...I mean "really". I still like the cheap plastic ones with O rings that carry 4 reeds. But the aluminum ones are neat too.
Bob Draznik
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-11-13 15:03
My favorite is still the fake-alligator finish 8-reed 'reed wallet' sold by Muncy Winds -- have them for most of my clarinets and saxes. Inexpensive, compact and convenient (and no warping or mildew problems ever in a decade or more of use).
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Author: Ed
Date: 2006-11-13 15:31
The Reedmate reedcases are great. They hold the reeds well and keep them from drying too fast, preventing warpage. These seem to prevent molding as well.
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Author: Anthony_Madderson
Date: 2006-11-14 22:15
A lovely case that I have seen used by many players in london is made by wiseman cases. You can even choose your colour of velvet for the interior.
Anthony Madderson
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Author: JTS
Date: 2006-11-15 06:37
Just throw them in a tupperware. Add a damp sponge as needed.
-James
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Author: Malcolm Martland
Date: 2006-11-15 10:55
I agree with the La Voz enthusiasts - they are cheap and effective - trouble is I have too many reeds that:
1) I am not quite finished with,
2) not sure if its played-in enough yet,
3) just right
- so I end up with 4 reed guards full up in my case plus 2 new boxes just in case, plus the one I left one the clarinet last time!
Doesn't everyone have this problem?
Malcolm
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-11-15 11:05
> Doesn't everyone have this problem?
<raises hand>
Although I have only two reed guards. Luckily they come in colours and have numbered slots. But usually I always take the same reed which I know by its specific colour/pattern. The others are just there for, uhm, well, for the day I'm not too lazy to throw them away.
The one I leave on the mouthpiece is a decommissioned one marked with "X" - used only for protection.
No, I do not rotate my "X" reeds. ![[tongue]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie6.gif)
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Ben
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Author: William
Date: 2006-11-15 13:45
Mold??? Since using the "saliva only" method for moistening my reeds--that is, NO WATER-EVER!!--I have not had any mold grow on any of my reeds, regardless of their storage. Using saliva from their first trial, they seem to last longer and do not dry out during the gig even if sitting on the stand for half a set. My lst episode of mold was while using the metal Reed Guards--twenty years ago, but I think that drownding them in water--as I did at that time--was the cause. Sorry to digress from the "reed storage" issue, but I thought this might also be of interest since it was mentioned above.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2006-11-15 13:51
I use the LaVoz reed guards for small reeds. Had to make my own for bass sax, though. I cut a piece of glass, ground the edges smooth and bought elastic ponytail holders (longer-lasting and sturdier than rubber bands) to hold the reeds flat on the glass. Then I sewed a padded cover (tough upholstery cloth with Velcro closure), so that in case I stupidly cram too much stuff into a small space and break the glass, it won't scratch up anything important. Here in Virginia, where we've got mold and mildew problems, I rinse reeds after playing and blot them damp-dry before storing them, so that they'll dry overnight.
Lelia
http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/Lelia_Loban
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Author: Michelle
Date: 2006-11-16 14:53
The Pro-Tec cases are my favorite. They are lightweight and hold 10 reeds in numbered slots. I use one for bass clarinet and one for alto clarinet. For clarinet I've been using a LaVoz 4-reed holder because my case isn't big enough for a Pro-Tec. I have a Redwine reed case for bass reeds that is very nice, high quality but I find it's too long - the reeds slip around under the band because it can't hold them all tightly enough.
Michelle
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