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Re: Is breaking in reeds actually more about hydration than playing?

Author: Julian ibiza
Date: 2024-01-11 12:42

To me it stands to reason that maintaining the reed at a moisture content level similar to that under which it performs properly makes sense, because if it is repeatedly moistened and then dries out, it will be cycling dimensionally and also in its elasticity. Rehydrating it from dry will tend to return it to its previous performance state..... but maybe not quite, because it's being brought back there, rather than not really having left in the first place.

Wood based things are generally ok cycling between certain parameters of humidity content, but if these are extreme then permanent deformities and fiber tearing occurs. This is more obvious with larger wooden things but no doubt the same issues will affect a reed however invisibly to the naked eye.

Julian Griffiths
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