Author: vboboe
Date: 2007-09-12 01:42
... went shopping yesterday and among other things picked up a soft Dunkel reed (the only structured kind they had in stock) and i thought, well maybe being a 'harder' brand of finer quality cane it might work out, what the heck ... ?
... well, i tell you it does low C, B and Bb like a dream, full, sweet, easy, effortless -- so having a really responsive reed for the low register is my #1 recommendation
... maybe try sanding your difficult C reed all over just a very little bit with fine emery paper, or use the red & white sides of a regular manicure file, then sand the tip, heart & blend just a little bit, just enough to free everything up without taking too much wood off and going flat as a pancake
... on the flip side, this soft reed hasn't got enough meat in it for the upper register, can't get louder than mf without cackling, it's unstable and sharp from E' up, and tone goes very thin and whiny at 2nd 8ve (and it's too soft for me, but it'll do as a home practice reed when all i have to do is put in some embouchure time -- lightened up a lot, good practice in itself)
... the Quest for "The Perfect Reed" continues ... {:-0
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