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Re: Reed Drying

Author: BGBG
Date: 2016-05-08 05:09

Lots of players seem to use plastic ziplock bags as well as expensive cases etc. Even professional orchestra players. Not just throwing them loose into bag but in holders with humidistats and humidity bags or wet sponges in pill bottles. At 2 years experience and a hobbyist I am not qualified to tell others what to do and I am amazed at the variation in methods I read about. But right now I have my reeds in ziplock bags with humidistats and sponges and try not to wet them so much as I did for awhile. At first I just licked and played then wiped and put away dry. Then soaked 24/7 in water. Then went back to minimal wetting and not drying out completely. At first I think I was confusing break in with normal play after break-in. As a hobbyist I am not under pressure to be perfect and if my playing sounds good to me no one will complain, But I wish to be as good as I can and correct as I can for the time I put into it. And this is what I am doing right now. Now since most are old and some new I put them in Peroxide a minute or two then dip in water and rub the vamp and play. Then dip in peroxide then water and rub vamp and store in holder. And put back into bag in a short while.

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2016-05-04 07:02