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Time to stiffen up?

Author: Dharma
Date: 2011-11-15 22:02

I've been slowly extending my range as a complete novice. I've noticed that I find it much easier to hit notes around the top of the staff when my reed is really quite dry. Once I've been playing for ten minutes or so, I can barely make a squeak above C, and if the reed is very wet, it just closes up.

This happens even if I spend the first ten minutes just pooling in the lower register, so I don't think it's that I'm tired or straining.

So I reckon it's one of three things: I *am* tired/straining and don't realise it; I'm not tired, but am doing something subtlety different I haven't spotted; or perhaps the wet reed is becoming too soft?

If I take the reed off, wipe it on a piece of cotton and put it back on, then I can hit the notes quite easily again for a few minutes until it gets wet again...?

I'm currently using a Rico 1.5.

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