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Author: wjk
Date: 2003-01-04 18:56
Which reed cases would be recommended? I've tried Van Doren ones with the dessicant in the case, and I see beautiful wood ones with glass inside advertised. Are they worth the heftier prices?
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-01-04 19:31
wjk wrote:
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> Which reed cases would be recommended? I've tried Van
> Doren ones with the dessicant in the case, and I see beautiful
> wood ones with glass inside advertised. Are they worth the
> heftier prices?
Aesthetically, yes. Functionally, no (I have the black Selmer case that holds 8 or 10 reeds, no dessicant, and have yet to find mold on any of my reeds).
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2003-01-04 19:39
wjk -
Any reed case will work as long as the reeds are dry when you put them away. I follow Kalmen Opperman's advice: Before putting a reed away, hold it at the butt between your left thumb and forefinger and rub the vamp between your right thumb and forefinger from shoulder to tip until it feels dry. For a reed just off the mouthpiece, this usually takes me 15-20 strokes.
An advantage is that you can feel any unevenness or impression from the window of the mouthpiece along the bottom. If you do, sand the bottom flat on well-worn 600 grit paper.
Once the reed is dry, I put it in the standard holder that Vandoren reeds come in, which keeps the reed flat and has plenty of ventilation.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-01-04 22:32
If you can get hold of an old Lavoz aluminium reed guard they are prety good.
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Author: John Gibson
Date: 2003-01-04 22:50
I agree with James and Mark.....
I have two Selmer reed cases....one holds 15 reeds....the other 6.
Also have a wooden Wiseman that holds five....all of the above hold the reeds on glass and are excellent in preventing warping. Also have a couple of the Vandorens with the dessicant and they are okay.
I prefer to lay my reeds flat on glass now that I've grown up.
John
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-01-04 23:26
I do have to say that I got my kid a beatiful Harrison reed case about 6 or 7 years ago. The clasp gave out after a couple of years and he held it together with rubber bands. He now uses those cheap Vandoren 2-reed plastic thingies and is very happy with those. His teacher at CIM would let him know right away if he thought there was something better.
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Author: Bob Arney
Date: 2003-01-05 00:33
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some wise man wrote this many years ago. Walter Grabner makes it come alive in his exotic wood reed cases. He made one for me in Maple and I still hug it! Check out his web-site for prices etc. So, in short, if you can't play well (like me) get all the gear and look cool anyway.
Bob A
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Author: William
Date: 2003-01-05 15:34
"So, in short, if you can't play well (like me) get all the gear and look cool anyway."
Amen, brother!!! BTW, I have enough "cool" gear--ligs, reed cases, tools, Kaspar mpcs, thumb rests, instrument stands, tuners, silk swabbies, folding music stands, Reed Wizard, Alteri cases covers, music stand cup holder, pencil clip, pinkie diamond ring, vintage R13s--one gold plated, etc, etc, etc (King, "King and I")--that I would win every audition--if I didn't have to actually play.
(and I am always looking for "More Stuff"--G. Carlin)
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Author: Benni
Date: 2003-01-05 18:00
The Pro Tec reed case holds 12 reeds (yay!) and I haven't had any warpage problems with it . . . I do make sure I wipe off most of the moisture from the reeds before I put them in, however. Also, the way the case is designed, you can also put pad drying papers and a "wiggle" card in it. (A "wiggle" card is something along the lines of a used gift card or one of those Vandoren reed comparison cards used to temporarily revive dead reeds.)
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Author: larryb
Date: 2003-01-06 15:18
Whoa, wait a minute.
Does Ken Shaw really re-use the plastic holders that Vandoren reeds come in? Aside from the obvious heresy of reusing some extraneous packing material (where I come from we throw things away, man), isn't it tricky, not to say dangerous, trying to slip the reed back into that narrow slot? What's your method?
By the way, Ken, did you take some samples of those Spanish reeds that come packed in eco-friendly paper boxes with those cute paper slips (available at the Mannes Clarinet Day). I may try switching to those (I don't remember the name) just to send a message to Vandoren about their over packaging. But then, I'd really need to use my glass plated reed holder
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