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Author: JasonOlney
Date: 2015-12-02 02:14
Hey there,
Quick question- what do y'all use to mark your reeds? I have a fine point pen that I use to number the butt but it always bleeds and my handwriting can start to become hard to read. Ideas for a pen or marker that doesn't bleed so much? Anyone use markers?
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2015-12-02 03:53
I use either a permanent marker pen (fine tip) or if I want to add more data I stick on a small envelope sticker label (to the bark side of course) and mark in regular ball point pen.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2015-12-02 04:03
When I mark the butt of the reed, I just use an ordinary pencil. Markers and liquid ink pens bleed and ball point pens don't always start cleanly. But I don't wet the butt end. I only wet down to the edge of the bark.
I've put more involved markings on the end of the bark, but have never found anything that didn't smear and eventually rub off. For a while I was putting a small piece of Scotch (cellophane) tape over the marking, but that got to be tedious.
Likewise, marking the flat side, even at the butt end, tends to rub off eventually no matter what I use. Simple numbers or a letter on the end seems easiest and a pencil writes easily and doesn't feather into the grain.
Karl
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Author: knotty
Date: 2015-12-02 04:10
I use a drafting pencil with a very soft lead. But it doesn't have to be a drafting pencil, I have it so use it. Any soft #1 lead pencil will work, just make sure you make a sharp point on it. Especially good are mechanical pencils they have very small diameter lead refills.
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Post Edited (2015-12-02 05:00)
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Author: Filettofish
Date: 2015-12-02 06:45
I generally use a fine tip Sharpie permanent marker, it allows me to mark the date clearly on the bottom part of the table (near the stamp). This will rub off if you sand or file your reeds, but in my experience it seems to last through many soakings/playing sessions.
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Author: BflatNH
Date: 2015-12-03 04:56
I sequentially number each with a fine tip sharpie on the heel/bark side away from the tip, but first I roughen the surface with a nail file, otherwise the numbers will quickly wear off. I also write that number on the other side with a pencil or ball point pen, along with the date that I first use it.
On the inside of the reed holder, a post-it holds my comments (soft, long soak, fades quickly, concert, [good to] C7, etc.) with each reed number.
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Author: BGBG
Date: 2015-12-03 05:50
I started using Duck 11/16" wide labeling tape pieces, looks like masking tape, in places that dont get wet, and a fine or ultra fine point marker. Tried pen and pencil but wasnt happy and if got wet it smeared. Usually put it on the butt end or middle on the curved surface between cut and the end.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-12-03 17:05
Any extra fine permanent marker should be fine. I use Staedtler for this (the best).
Also, don't get fancy with Arabic Numerals. Use Roman Numerals........easy to put down, easy to read.
...............Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2015-12-03 17:07)
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2015-12-03 17:22
I don't try to mark the reeds. I stick removable labels on the reed-holders: J for reeds I like for jazz, C for reeds I prefer for classical music, with letter grades for quality: A+ through D-. (Anything deserving an F gets the wall-test.) The holders I prefer are the cheap little black Vitos with four reed-slots, because they fit easily into clarinet cases with skimpy parts compartments. I don't use those nice big reed cases because I don't always play on the same clarinet. It's easier to keep the reeds in the cases with the mouthpieces they suit best.
Lelia
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Author: JasonOlney
Date: 2015-12-03 19:48
Lelia wrote: "The holders I prefer are the cheap little black Vitos with four reed-slots, because they fit easily into clarinet cases with skimpy parts compartments. I don't use those nice big reed cases because I don't always play on the same clarinet. It's easier to keep the reeds in the cases with the mouthpieces they suit best."
Yeah! Those old vito holders are the best! I pry off the dumb casing, though and put the reeds in upside down so the elastic presses on the bark, not the vamp. Those slots allow air flow for even drying, too.
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