 The Oboe BBoard
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Author: Craig Matovich
Date: 2007-03-23 03:17
I find it useful to have a 'crop' of newer reeds plus some old timers in my reed cases. Actually about 50/50 these days.
Older reeds do have some life left after resting a while and at certain times such as suddenly playiing in high humidity, they do spring back to life a bit. For older reeds I move a bit more onto the tip than usual and play with a more open embouchure.... 'eh' becomes 'oh'. And it is actually very nice to relax down onto the pitch the way older reeeds tend to permit.
Tone may not be ideal, but other good playing characteristics are there and reliable stable reeds under duress are a sort of a blessing.
For a reed slightly past its prime, trimming a very slight amount off the tip can revitalize them.... I mean very slgiht... just the spit off the extreme tip.
Possibly a little 'dusting' off the heart area or from the left and right portions of the blend. Any more and they will go too flat.
At least that is my experience.
Do clean the gunk out... a rounded plaque tip is good for removing gunk. Some use a pipe cleaner inserted up throught the bottom of the staple and pull it all the way through the reed tip. Personally, I still use peroxide, despite previous BBoard concerns... its just to give the cat the 9th life... short but beautiful.
(It really works in a pinch.)
My 2 hertz worth, anyway.
-Craig
Post Edited (2007-03-23 03:20)
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Clarence |
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2007-03-23 02:00 |
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ohsuzan |
2007-03-23 02:12 |
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