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Author: RobinDesHautbois
Date: 2012-04-08 18:12
Seeing as you make your reeds, this becomes very difficult to control. Best thing I can say is to try to get them from reputable makers.... not Internet auction places!
Important is the season and the weather: some reeds play horribly one week and then go fantastic the next just because of the changing climate. I have been amazed with this (and the opposite) several times.
Flattened blades usually means cold dry climate. Squeezing won't help: it is how the grains of the cane (a plant) want to react to the weather. If this is the case, wait a couple of weeks and it'll be better! It can also be the result of scraping and cane selection: out of your control.
I don't believe in the very complex science of drying/soaking. Rather, good reeds are kept good by playing on them every day.... True, they don't live as long, but a reed left untouched for a long time takes a little while longer to get its life back.
In the case of #1 above: I had one that went from mediocre to pretty good after forgetting it in my reed soaker for more than 24 hours! For #2 above, nothing to do about it.
Best of luck!
Robin Tropper
M.A.Sc., B.Mus., B.Ed.
http://RobinDesHautbois.blogspot.ca/music
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