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SEM photos of clarinet reeds

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2019-09-21 09:32

Hi,

I wondered if you would like to see some clarinet reed photographs? They were taken on a scanning electron microscope by a new friend of mine called Dr Sachin Shah.

The photos show two clarinet reeds, both of which are Rigotti Gold 2.5 light. One has been used for about 30 minutes a day for a month and one is unused.

The "lower side" is the flat side of the reed, and the "upper" is the curved side.

Sachin asked a grass specialist and the person said that the differences that show between the used and unused reeds are not to do with the amount of use, and more to do with which part of the tissue happens to have been shown in the photograph. For example mature vascular bundles with big open tubes show in one, versus immature vascular bundles with less open tubes which show in the other. I thought the photos were really lovely though, and that you might like to see them.

The work was kindly supported by Sachin's supervisor, Prof. Lomomossoff and it took place at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, where they work.

I hope you enjoy them.

Jen

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