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RE: "Playable Reeds"

Author: Mark Jordan
Date: 2001-11-08 16:49

2 thoughts on reed relyability.

Firstly I remember reading a book years ago by (I think) Keith Stein, which recommended soaking the reeds in water then holding them on a flat surface and rubbing hard with the fingers. This, repeated 2 or 3 times gets rid of the white starchy stuff that normally comes off on your m.p. and compresses the fibres, so the reed doesn't change so much when you blow it. Finally rub the flat side of the reed up and down on the mirror to ensure it is really flat. I find this makes them last longer and not need 'blowing in'.
Second I always have 3 or 4 mouthpieces which I can use, so when I've rubbed the reeds I try each one on each m.p. to find which one it works best on. This gives me a remarkably high percentage of usable reeds. That's with ordinary Vandorens.
Another point about having more than 1 m.p. is the possibility of having 1 on the Bflat and 1 on the A in pieces that involve quick changes, but mostly my remembrance of my teacher Sidney Fell. (a fantastic player in his days in the London Symphony Orch. have you guys ever heard him) who lost his clarinets (Martell) in a car crash, including the m.p. he'd played ALL his life and NEVER found one he was happy with again. It more or less ended his career. Apart from the reed advantage it must be a good idea

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