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Re: Synthetic Reeds

Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2013-06-01 04:38

Eaglgenes said "Can synthetic reeds be modified like cane reeds? Is there any reason to do so?"
No reason to do so at all, just match the reed to a suitable mouthpiece.
Besides they're a bit expensive to play around with.
Having said that , there has been several of my earlier Forestones that I now consider a bit on the soft side. I decided to clip a tiny bit off the tip of these with a reed trimmer. Result ? Not good. And I only removed a smidgin.
I've been using Forestone now for about 18 months or so and one thing I"ve noticed is that , whilst using a Rovner ligature, moisture gradually gets under the reed.
The underside of these Synthetics are very smooth (waterproof actually), just as smooth as the Table of the mouthpiece. Once this moisture is there the reeds begins to sound a bit on the 'dead' side.
Take the reed off and wipe it dry and also the MP Table. Instant FIX

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