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Re: Major humidity fluxuations from a clueless student

Author: weberfan
Date: 2009-10-08 02:34

moolatte,

Take heart. weather can cause the kinds of problems you seem to be having. Although I use a Rico reed case with a humidifying insert and keep the case in a freezer bag, marked changes in temperature and humidity can make a practice session difficult.

I opened a box of Vandoren traditional 3.5's on 9/29 and started breaking in eight of them. Six played well from the start. Two days later, I played them again and worked on a few with Tom Ridenour's ATG system. So far so good. But by the start of this week, the temperature dropped, the humidity dropped and the reeds played more like plywood.

This morning, after a night of rain. They were much, much better. Some, in fact, were really good.

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