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Author: Musikat
Date: 2018-07-01 07:05
I need to buy another box of Aria reeds for me this summer as I have a heavier than normal playing schedule and want to make sure I have really good reeds for a couple of concerts late summer. I also may need to buy a box for my son later this summer in a different strength. Since I am already looking at buying two I checked out the 5-box special, which would save about $20 long term.
My question is it is summer and we don't always keep our house air conditioned. unless it is extremely hot and humid (I'm in Maryland) we often don't run it in the house, which means there are wide temperature and humidity variations. The Arias just come in a cardboard box with cardboard holders, not sealed in any way. Is there any problem with keeping three or four boxes like this for a year or more then using them as I need them? Could it harm their playability in any way? Because if so, it's not worth it.
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2018-07-01 10:51
I'm working my way through several boxes of "New old stock" Vandoren reeds that are probably about 30-35 years old. They are packed in cardboard and tissue paper and work just fine.
Tony F.
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2018-07-02 03:15
Similarly to Tony I have boxes of Vandoren reeds going back 20-40 years, the majority long before any hermetically sealed packaging was in use, and these work just fine (well as fine as any more "modern" reeds anyway).
If you are particularly worried then just put the boxes of reeds in a sealed plastc bag, same as used for food storage, and you have instant sealed reeds.
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