Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-11-23 16:19
You know, everyone thinks that their break in method is the right way to do it. Of course I have my way, see my website and read my reed articles, but I know that other ways work for people too. There is no such thing as the only way to do anything. 4 day, 6 days, 5 days, 2 weeks, 3 days. Try everything and settle on what seems to work for you.
I used to always begin with reeds that were a little too hard, I still prefer that on bass clarinet but no longer on clarinet. (I break the two types in very differently.) For the last 10-15 years I prefer a clarinet reed that feels good and once it's broken in and adjusted needs or needed to be tapered and clipped very slightly. It works for me. Each to their own.
Iceland, You said you break your reeds over 5 days or more, heck, when I have a bad reed I give it the wall test, if it fails it only takes me a few seconds not days. For those of you that don't know what the wall test is, you push the tip against a wall, if it doesn't break then it must be a good reed. Sort of like the old Witch tests in Old Salem when they dunked a person into the water. I they drowned that meant they were not a witch, if they didn't it meant they were so they would burn them at the stake. Something like that at least. With reeds, you don't have to burn them though.
Iceland, I'm just kidding you, you made some good points. ESP
PS. Let's not forget that this is an advertisement for Rico reeds, which I think are great, I use them myself and I am a Rico performing artist. But I believe that Marks getting all the reeds he wants free and probably the reed cases as well.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
Post Edited (2009-11-23 21:06)
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