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Re: Lipstick on reed

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-12-08 03:12

derf5585 wrote:

> Her reed had some
> lipstick on it and I said that's the problem. She was told to
> change reeds.
>

So did changing reeds solve the problem? You still wouldn't know if lipstick was the issue or something else was wrong with the reed, but if the instrument is OK.....

I would in general side with the folks who think (intuit) that lipstick in the reed's pores can't be a good thing. Someone would need to take several good reeds (if she can spare them), smear a little lipstick on them and try them.

I suspect this becomes an issue between a lot of high school (and maybe junior high) band directors and their girl clarinetists.

Karl

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