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Short vs long scrape

Author: WoodwindOz
Date: 2010-08-18 10:39

What is the difference (tonally, etc) between short and long scrape reeds? Does it change playing style and technique? I know long scrape is used in the US a lot, is short scrape used at all there?

I ask this partly out of curiosity, and partly because I play on a K.Ge short scrape (wired) reed, which I am infinitely happy with and would not wish to mess around with this, but am looking to do some multi-woodwind study when I am in the US next year and I am wondering if I will be encouraged to change, or whether euro style reeds are 'accepted' as such.

One of the reasons I am loath to experiment is that these reeds are readily available, they are extremely consistent, I rarely need to adjust them and they play immediately with the smallest of break in periods. Reed utopia, one might say!!

Thanks,
Rachel

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