Author: cjwright
Date: 2010-04-21 22:54
Dutchy says there's "a gentler curve" than simply giving out.
But when you're in the middle of a concert, and you're playing a big solo, and it closes up more than you're comfortable with, that small amount sure can seem like a big difference!
I played a concert Saturday where I knew my two best reeds had about an hour or two of good playing time left on them. In the middle of the concert, they both gave out. I was playing on one, it collapsed so I switched for the next piece, and that collapsed immediately too. The response got mushy, They started getting bright and whiny, and collapsed. So I did know that they were close to their end of effectiveness, but there was a moment when they went from full and rich to small and dead.
Cooper
Blog, An Oboe In Paradise
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