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Re: New Reeds

Author: BGBG
Date: 2019-03-30 06:29

Paul: I think I mean I soaked them too long. They were in warm water halfway up from tip for around 10 minutes and only lightly wiped them before putting them on instrument. Then I played the low and then the high part. Maybe my mouth was a little 'spitty" also and to be honest I have not really played much in this high register. Most of what I play is D5 and below. I tried sliding the reedd slightly up and down to see if it helped. I had no real idea how wet they needed to be and they came out of a 69% Boveda tupperware container in the first place. Later on after laying flat side up on a glass table maybe half hour I just picked them up and tried them and they were better. I think they will be all right after a little more research and lots of practice. Thanks for the tips. The more the better. I only had 16 formal lessons to start with and play only for myself. I am trying to follow your procedure to see how it works for me but I am "not there yet". I did not let these literally totally dry out but do believe they were too wet to start with. i usually wet them only about a minute before playing.

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