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Confessions of a reed hoarder

Author: Musikat
Date: 2019-09-28 04:42

Does anyone else have trouble "letting go" of older reeds? I don't mean old stock, but rather reeds that I have used for a long time but I can still hear some good in, even though I know they are close to shot, or some that I worked on for a long time but they never quite sounded or felt like I wanted them to in rehearsals (but the next go-round with the ATG or change of seasons might make them good!). I always think maybe I will use them for something (like practicing) but I end up just keeping them around forever until I finally HAVE to make more room in my reed holders and I reluctantly wall just enough and reorganize.

Right now I have four reed holders (one that holds 6 and three of the eight-reed holders with the humidity packs) full of varying stages of reeds. One has four new Aria Bb and four new Eb reeds that I am breaking in for a concert (I walled 8 reeds tonight to make room for these, which was a major feat!); then I have one with the next most recent batch that I use most, another with a couple different brands/ages and the 6-holder has the ones I just cant' make myself wall yet. I'm not a professional, but I practice 1-2 hours per day and have two nights of rehearsal a week. Is that a crazy amount of reeds?

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