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over-soaking reeds?

Author: Jaysne
Date: 2010-04-17 18:58

I'm wondering if it's possible to keep your oboe reed in water for too long.

My situation is that I'm doing a show where I'm doubling on oboe, English horn, and clarinet. Most of the show is clarinet, so I am trying to figure out how to handle the two double-reed reeds. Last night I kept them both in my water vial until I needed them to play, but then I thought I might be over-soaking them, so occasionally I would take them out and put them on their respective instruments as a break from soaking.

That got to be a pain, so I began wanting to just leave them in the water until I needed them. We're talking 20-30 minutes.

I don't want to leave them on the horn until just before I need them, because the show's cuts between numbers are quick and I'd have to quickly soak and then put them on the horn in the dark.

I'd much rather just leave them in the water till I play them. Anyone think this could be bad for them?

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