Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-02-16 21:45
Your percentage may vary, depending on what mouthpiece you match the reeds with and how hard a strength you choose to start with.
Bad reeds generally can't simply be "broken in" to turn them good, but it is possible to adjust many reeds that don't play well out of the box to make them playable. This usually involves scraping small amounts of material from places in the reed to provide balanced vibration on both sides. There have been many, many discussions of this here, and you can find it with the BB's search function.
Adjustment will rarely make an unplayable reed "wonderful," but it can make a balky reed serviceable.
Karl
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