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Major humidity fluxuations from a clueless student

Author: moolatte
Date: 2009-10-08 01:16

We've been having crazy weather this week. One day, it's nice and warm. The next, the humidity's unbearable. And the next, the weather becomes ultracold.

All this is happening while I'm trying to break in new reeds. I think I might have ruined them, but I don't know. I have a monthly quota of 1 box of reeds a month. I've already gotten 4 out. I only have 6 to last me the rest of October.

To the point at hand, my reeds sound great the 1st time I play on them. But each time I play on them after that, the tone deteriorates. The sound gets raspier and raspier each time. I've tried filing my reeds, but that appears to make things worse by giving me some reed chirps.

Does the sound deterioration have something to do with the weather? A clarinet professional recommended that I put my reeds in a plastic bag to help control the humidity, but the tone is still raspy and airey.

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