Author: ClarinetRobt
Date: 2017-07-23 20:13
When I was college I had an economics professors use the term "util" as a measure of usefulness. Eg, if I drink a couple of beers, the beers have a positive util (buzz from social drinking). But if drink a lot, then the beers might have a negative util (stupid drunk).
I think about this when messing with reeds. Yes, I swear by the ATG system. It makes the process virtually idiot proof and takes the guess work out...for me. Quick question:
Why is it you can work on a reed, balance it, and it plays great. Then the
next day it's garbage again. I'm not talking about the cane changing,
which can/will happen, but the reed is literally out of wack (unbalanced)
again. I'm always baffled when that happens. Was I not paying attention
on my first attempt to balance?
I might re-balance a reed one more time, but if fails again, I'm done. It has negative utils and not worth my time. Of course, even with the ATG a reed can be beyond repair. Sure I can fix it to be playable, but it's still not worthy of rotation with much better reeds. I give those the wall test and put the reed (and me) out of its misery.
~Robt L Schwebel
Mthpc: Behn Vintage
Lig: Ishimori, Behn Delrin
Reed: Legere French Cut 3.75/4, Behn Brio 4
Horns: Uebel Superior (Bb,A), Ridenour Lyrique, Buffet R13 (Eb)
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