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Re: Breaking in reed - new approach?

Author: Paul Globus
Date: 2020-10-24 17:40

Indeed, the test of the reed's flexibility is done when the reed is dry. I believe that the first time any reed is moistened with saliva or with water is when a player tries it (of course, at Vandoren and other factories, I saw people who work there moistening and testing reeds as they came off the production line to monitor general playing consistency but that's a different matter).

With all due respect, Mr. Palanker, the flexibility number is neither "true" nor "false." It's just a number to indicate the "relative" flexing of the reed's interior fibers -- one reed compared to the next. The machine releases a fast burst of air aimed at the tip of the reed. The reed does not appear to flex but the machine's digital reed-out instantly provides a number: 2.5 or 3 or 4.5 or whatever. If you stand there watching for five minutes, you see just about every possible number flash on the display, from 1.5 to 5. Based on the number, the reeds are sorted and boxed.

Paul Globus

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