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 Re: Breaking in and Balancing New Reeds
Author: William 
Date:   2006-09-23 23:24

I recommend you follow GBKs advice, but--one more time, just for you:

I never use water for any of my cane reeds. Saliva is, IMHO, best. I play them out of the box (VanDoran 3.5 trads), new from the music store, for a few minutes and then let them sit/cure for a couple of days. They will change, usually for the better. After that, if it plays, use it. If it needs adjusting, work on it. I use a reed knife and a Reed Wizard, by Ben Armato and am usually able to make nine out of ten reeds playable. My entire bread-in, adjusting process takes about a week and while not all are "top notchers", very few are absolutely wasted (thrown away).
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Caco185 2006-09-23 01:44 
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 Re: Breaking in and Balancing New Reeds  
William 2006-09-23 23:24 


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