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Re: New Reeds

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2019-03-23 09:24

Thought we covered this a few times. Also covered mold getting on old reeds.

For me if the reeds play use that one in the box until it dies, 6 to 8 weeks, 4 to 6 hours of playing per day. I'm pretty darn good at adjust and making reeds so during the weeks of playing that one reed I do adjust them of course.

If you live in an unstable climate you may have to change to a lighter or softer reed or a heavier one for a few days. At the same time it's good to play on reeds that are't perfect. This allows you to be flexible if the weather conditions change you you have a concert to play. Hope this helps! We can't allow ourselves to go crazy over reeds. There is a very good book by Fred Ormand. Write to me if you want to really learn about adjusting reeds. I'll email you his contact info.

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Post Edited (2019-03-23 09:30)

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