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 Re: playing with a cracked reed
Author: cjwright 
Date:   2007-03-14 06:30

I like MSchmidt's humor...

I am frequently reminded about the dangers of playing on blown out reeds, when I have a favorite reed I practice on for several days at a time, and then try a different reed. It's like "Wow, why am I still holding on to this?"

Blown out reeds are:
1. high in pitch
2. irresponsive to attack
3. not often not enough resistance to blow against
4. don't tongue well
5. make you overcompensate with your mouth.

In summary, just not worth playing on.

Cracked reeds are playable, if the crack is starting from the string and goes down to where the scrape starts. If the crack continues into the windows, it's probably not playable. Just check if its flat, which is usually the case with cracked reeds.
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