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Reeds

Author: TEEEJAAA
Date: 2019-09-20 05:30

I have questions about reeds....

All I want to do is practice my clarinet for an hour, but it seems impossible for me to do this lately because all of the reeds I have seem to squeak uncontrollably, jump harmonics uncontrollably, produce no tone at all, or provide intense resistence.

I know it isn't my embouchure, because I have played perfectly fine with past reeds of the same brands and hardnesses, and even when I recently played somebody else's clarinet with their reed I was able to play fine. My instrument is in excellent shape, and I know I am covering the tone holes with my fingers and that none of my pads leak. It definitely seems to be a reed problem.

Right now I have 14 relatively new reeds (some have only been played a few times and some have never been played except to test them): a few rico, a few vandoren. All appear in excellent shape: no chips, no warping, no visible deformities in the shape, and no irregularities in the grain.

I haven't ever had this problem before, and I can't imagine that out of the two boxes I am playing from now that every reed is a dud. Is this common?

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My other question is if there are any reed distributors who sell reeds without the plastic sheaths? I can't justify buying reeds anymore if they come with all that plastic waste. I only want a box of plain reeds, maybe with cardboard sheaths or other biodegradable ones.

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Thank you!!

TJ

Post Edited (2019-09-21 02:19)

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