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Soaking Reed In Water......

Author: Andy
Date: 2001-02-22 06:48

Erm......presently I'm using Grand Concert Thick Blank strength 3 1/2 and it sounds great...
I have a habit......that is to soak the reed in water for about a couple of minutes before i play on it. Does it harm the reed or anything else? I do so becoz i found that if i soak a dry reed in water and play it, its responsiveness is better.

The surface of my reed tends to get dirty very easily when it comes contact with my saliva. I felt very disgusted as I play on it. I remove the moisture from my reed evertime after I used it with a clean cloth but the reed still gets dirty. Is there a way to help.

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