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Gonzalez reed problem

Author: Roxann
Date: 2013-03-02 19:13

I have discovered that my Gonzalez reeds start sounding very scratchy and dull (sorry...can't think of a better way to describe the sound) after about the third time I play on them. They normally start out sounding really good right out of the case. My instructor told me to seal the pores on the top side of the reed before using it for the first time using a hard, rounded tool (normally glass) before playing it. I've done that and I've been breaking them in for about 20 minutes at each setting. Then I store them in a VanDoren humidity-controlled reed case. I'm doing everything I've been told to do, but they still start sounding awful after the 3-4 time I play them. Extremely difficult to blow and dead sounding. I bought a VanDoren reed this morning to see if the same thing happens to it. Has anybody else found this happening with Gonzalez reeds or any other brand? What am I doing wrong??? I've become extremely frustrated because I sound so bad...nothing clear and pure about my tones at all. Thanks for your help.

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