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 Re: Shaper Tip and Tuning
Author: mjfoboe 
Date:   2012-08-02 23:28

Hi,

I am very happy you are excited about reeds and reed construction.

You will learn that there is no total control over reeds. What's the humidity today?

There are reeds and then THERE ARE REEDS.

I can make plenty of playable reeds. But I need to make A PLAYABLE ONE.

What I mean is that when you are performing multiple pieces of music ... each with their own demands .... you need a reed that will do almost everything.

At the moment - I performing the Tender Land Suite by Copland. Well, I play in the low register - . have fast runs of notes .... need to sing in the extreme upper register .... and more and more ...... maybe one or two of my reeds are suitable for such demands. And I must have good tone and pitch stability.

I throw away more playable reeds just for these reasons .....

Sometimes the repertoire is not so demanding - so I can get away with so so reeds. I use them for rehearsals and practice.

Please pass the Advil! [right]

Mark



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