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Aged reeds

Author: lrooff
Date: 2008-09-04 23:54

I've been playing with the local community band after 40 years away from music. For the first year, I switched between my clarinet and bass clarinet, but then we lost our bassoonist and I volunteered to make the transition. I still have my bassoon from many years ago, but I'm wondering if I need to replace the reeds. Hate to waste money if I don't have to, as I have a dozen unused Vandoren reeds that have been sitting there in the case for several decades. Do reeds deteriorate with age, or do they just need a good soaking? Right now, they play awfully hard with the exception of a fibercane reed of similar vintage which plays as well as ever.

On a similar note, does anyone make a hand rest for the left hand that will take some of the weight off the first three fingertips? I have very large hands and can't just let the horn rest on the base of the first finger.

Thanks in advance.

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