Author: jcw
Date: 2011-03-22 00:30
Yes Chris - I had wondered about leakage and have from time to time experimented with tape. As I recall, it hasn't ever done it when I've made extra efforts to keep things airtight. But The reed and crook are airtight when I start, even without tape. Since it only happens when the instrument has been up and running for about an hour, and seems to right itself almost immediately, someone has mentioned it could be something to do with temperature. I don't know, maybe I suddenly spring a leak. It's always when I'm doubling, so it gets blown for 5 minutes, then left for a few minutes, blown again................................
I have experimented blowing a note, say a G, and slowly pulling reed off crook, making a leak on purpose, and it doesn't seem to make the noise or give the feeling that it does when it's misbehaving in gigs.
Yes - reed is always first port of call when things go wrong - but afraid it has done it with all sorts of reeds.
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