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 Re: over-soaking reeds?
Author: oboeidaho 
Date:   2010-05-06 16:23

I agree with Goodwinds - I get my reeds wet (usually with fresh running water) and put them in the case. Before a rehearsal (or really any playing) I have several wet, and I just play a bit on each one to see "who's up" for the night.

For shows if I play an instrument in the first half, I warm up and leave the reed on the horn. If I don't play for a while, I dunk it at some point a few minutes before I have to play, but I NEVER soak them anymore. I suppose a couple minutes doesn't hurt anything, but they just get all waterlogged so why bother. I keep a coffee mug (the kind that can't tip so our stage manager doesn't have a cow) full of water and use that for dipping.

Your show is probably over, hope it went well!
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