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Re: Humidity

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-10-12 04:12

BGBG wrote:

> I do not really know much about this. When began I just put in
> mouth a few minutes and stored in clarinet case.

I personally think you were right to begin with. Just wet it for as long as it takes for the tip to straighten out and the reed to play well. Then play.

> Then started
> reading all this humidity and soaking thing and all the things
> people soak them in for lengths of time and even 24/7.

The trouble is, what you're reading is a lot of individual players' witchcraft and not much in the way of authority or even consistency. You read what everyone *thinks* - in their own experience - works for them. I think Bob knows as much about reeds as anyone here and more than most. If I were going to take anyone's advice about reeds, it would be Bob's.

Karl

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