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Re: Best Way to Break in and Care for New Reeds

Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-05-28 02:51

Thanks, Karl- I get it. We all know when a reed is just not cooperating in a general way, and conversely when one is sparkling- and we ask "Where have you been all my life?".

So far so good with my new FOF's. I worked with 3 today for 10 min or so each, and they were good enough for me to concentrate on FOF exclusively for now. I should be in good shape with at least a couple of them by the weekend. And I'll digest my way through the whole box over the next weeks (months? that would be nice), and have a clearer idea of what's next.

Even though each FOF reed seemed to be getting sluggish by the time I put it down (might mean I went too long), all 3 seemed to hold the high end nicely. There's a reason each of us has to try these things on our own.

I like your concept of "coddling" a reed. That is, I agree I don't like doing it. Sure, if we're up to the task, maybe we can get through a play session and our audience be unaware how hard we had to work. And our teachers and directors might be proud of us for it. But music should be more fun than that. Life is too short to eat bad apples.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

Post Edited (2014-05-29 09:07)

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