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Re: Aged reeds

Author: cairngorm  Date:   2008-09-06 00:25 I had the very same situation when I started back playing - dragged out my old reeds from at least 30 years ago, maybe more, and voila, they played! Give them a good soaking - 3 minutes on each end (or a complete tip to string soaking of 3 minutes total) and see what happens. It may seem they are hard because your embouchure is not up to snuff yet. Are you using a seat or neck strap? If a seat strap, make sure it's placed toward the front of the seat rather than the back as this will move the weight a bit. If a neck strap - maybe get a seat strap!

Topics	Author	Date
Aged reeds  new	lrooff	2008-09-04 23:54
Re: Aged reeds  new	cairngorm	2008-09-06 00:25
Re: Aged reeds  new	lrooff	2008-09-08 17:55
Re: Aged reeds  new	Terry Stibal	2008-09-06 22:52
Re: Aged reeds  new	Terry Stibal	2008-09-06 22:52
Re: Aged reeds  new	cairngorm	2008-09-09 16:58
Re: Aged reeds  new	Jaysne	2008-10-13 01:43
Re: Aged reeds  new	cairngorm	2008-10-14 17:24

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