Author: jhoyla
Date: 2014-03-06 10:45
I love Craig's food advice! I also have a sweet sandwich and a coffee pre-concert, and a banana in my bag for the interval.
I have my touch-up kit with me always. Herder knife + fine India stone, plaques and a billet, all in a convenient package. My concession to Craig is that I never touch my best reed - I'll only ever adjust my second-best reed.
I only EVER adjust for function, NEVER for tone - intonation, or to make the low notes speak at a whisper, or to improve attack. I always sound my best when I am playing freely without reed worries, irrespective of tone.
BTW, if my touch-up is so successful that my second-best reed becomes my best - well, the same rule applies ...
J.
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