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RE: Recent VanD's

Author: Wes
Date: 2002-06-27 21:24

As usual in the summer, the humidity is almost always hanging around 75% RH at my house. It is a killer for playing the oboe and a bother for playing the clarinet. It helps a lot to put the reeds under an incandescent 75 Watt lamp for 10 or 15 minutes before wetting them to play. This dries out the whole reed of the moisture absorbed during cycles of barometric pressure, including the butt. When one wets the reed to play, the butt stays fairly dry and the whole reed is less stiff and easier to play. This was also recommended by the late Robert Sprenkle of the Rochester orchestra.
Good luck!!

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