Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2010-07-26 17:39
I dunno if I will be much help from the reed-making aspect, Mark, since I use reeds that Drew makes for me. But I will tell you that the past week or so, I have had a lot of trouble with the reeds seeming "overwet" after normal soaking and just a little bit of playing. Interesting that you should mention this.
I am attributing this to the enormously high humidity and heat we have been experiencing here in North Carolina. Even though I have used the instrument and reeds only in climate-controlled environments, it is still humid enough that I am perspiring lots more than usual as I play, so I have to think it IS more humid than usual (it is definitely hotter!), and that would affect the reeds, too.
I have dealt with this by just not soaking the reeds much at all -- really, only 30 sec. to one minute. They need hardly any soaking, and then they play fine.
I went through reed trauma here this past winter, too, when it was 'way colder and drier than usual. Picky little buggers, I'm afraid.
Susan
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