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Author: moolatte
Date: 2022-12-30 08:51
Why do the major reed manufacturers like Vandoren and Rico sell 5 or 10 reeds in a box, but their (humidified) reed case solutions they also sell only hold a number that doesn't cleanly divide into the amount that comes in a box?
For example, the D'addario humidified reed case (formerly made by Rico) holds 8 reeds, and many of the Vandoren reed cases I see on Amazon only hold 4/6/8 reeds at once.
Why? What convenience or advantage does not being able to have all your new reeds in a rotation provide?
To that, does anyone have any other suggestions for a good humidified reed case where I can just dump all 10 reeds from a new box? There are the felt cases with a glass back, but they don't seem to be able to fit a humidifier pack inside. I found something like
https://www.amazon.com/Protec-Clarinet-Reeds-Opaque-A250/dp/B0002CZZJ2
but it appears to have problems with the reed grips digging into the reeds. I currently use the D'addario/Rico humidified reed case which uses plastic bands to hold the reeds in place.
Post Edited (2022-12-30 09:06)
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Author: Jarmo Hyvakko
Date: 2022-12-30 12:24
Reeds n stuff hygrocase perhaps? And learn how to calibrate the hygrometer. And use a mixture of propylene alcohol and water with the piece of sponge that works as a humidifier in that. You might want to check cigar humidifyer pages too. I never owned one but used ricos system. They used to have a airtight plastic bag where to put the reeds too. In the end i changed to legeres!
Jarmo Hyvakko, Principal Clarinet, Tampere Philharmonic, Finland
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