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Author: CharmOne
Date: 2003-08-19 21:12
I had a couple reeds for the past 4+ months now. Size 3, soft, rich round tone, and aware if they would just gonna die on me sometime soon! I have my third one broken in already and had it for a couple months, with the same feel and touch as the other two, but I'm not concern unlike the two. They all are vandorens and I play all of them on the average of an hour to three hours. They all play great, but how long do they last? Comments please?
Thanks,
CharmOne~
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-08-19 22:32
Don't think there's a definitive answer to that one as it depends on so many factors. Assuming the reed is inherently "a good one" I think it depends mostly on how much rest you give it between plays. "Mostly" probably means about 50%. I am playing reeds that have been in service for over 4 months just now.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-08-20 02:41
Like it's said above, it depends on a lot of factors. I say don't worry why or how it's lasting "beyond its years", but just be happy that it is. And have some spares should the day come when they finally expire.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-08-21 19:53
I would suggest rotating among several reeds daily. I tell my students to always have (at the absolute minimum) 2 reeds in the break in stage, 2 reeds at performance stage, and 2 reeds which are past their prime and still suitable for practice.
Most of my colleagues and myself rotate among many more than 6 reeds at a time.
Ricardo Morales once told me that while playing in the Met he would change reeds after each act ...GBK
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2003-08-22 15:30
I have had some reeds last up to 8 months...and play superbly! Alot of it is rotating reeds and using dry storage...some prefer wet storage but this never yields the results for me personally...
David Dow
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-08-22 22:41
I am lucky to get a fortnight out of a reed, four months is incredible. When they finally give up I would gold plate them and mount them on a plaque. I would warn against keeping reeds too long. When it comes to using a new one you are going to find it extremely hard, at four months of age reeds are nowhere near their initial strength so I wouldn't leave it too long before I had some others ready to play.
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