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Re: Reed Blanks

Author: Dileep Gangolli
Date: 2009-07-27 04:24

Truly, I take no offense by differences of opinion by posters on the BB.

While some may disagree, to me it makes totally no sense to make reeds without the best cane one can possibly get. The cost of raw material is so low compared to what commercial reeds cost, and the potential benefit so great, that eliminating any variables would seem to be worth any additional expense.

I would counsel that there is opportunity cost involved. Reed making is very time consuming and if one monetarily can make per hour where it makes more sense to go work and then buy reeds and throw as many away as is necessary to find a good reed, then it would be logical to just buy boxes in mass quantities and discard all poor reeds.

I think that we as clarinet players tend to award poor product with our wallets more out of habit than out of thought.

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