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Re: Is my mouthpiece too asymmetrical?

Author: TomS
Date: 2015-04-22 19:26

I generally play test my reeds a couple of times and immediately make a note on playing characteristics and especially how the balance seems to be ... Don't adjust imbalance until 2nd or 3rd trial. And, I check them and might adjust each time I play them.

Lately, I've been polishing the flat side on plain Xerographic paper before testing them.

Use tap water for the initial short soak, and don't wet anything but the "vibrating part", that is, only about 0.75 inches of the vamp. Wetting or soaking the entire reed is good for rapid return of moisture to reed ... but there is more chance of warp ... best to let them re-hydrate (or de-hydrate) naturally over several days in your practice room. Don't keep reeds in your clarinet case, except briefly and in a ziplock bag ... the air is damper inside your case. I leave reeds at room temperature/humidity ... they gotta play in our atmosphere, not in a reed case!

Dry reeds curved side down for a little while and then flat side down on glass for storage.

I get mad at my Legere reeds about twice a week and revert back to cane for a while ... like trying Kellogg's Corn Flakes again, for the first time ... so good!

Tom

Post Edited (2015-04-22 19:29)

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