Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-04-25 03:22
I interrupted my practice session to sit down and start yet another reed thread. We have so many, and I personally have at least one still "open" I'll probably be adding to later tonight.
But this is a very specific question / issue I'd like others to weigh in on. Even though I know that this will spread to other stuff as always, LOL.
These days I break in new Vandoren blues for 10 play sessions. Mostly I consider them pretty much settled by the 4th or 5th session, that varies.
I have found that my broken in blues do not like to be played again for 7 to 10 days after any substantial amount of play. (That's also true for all reeds I've tried, in retrospect I think perhaps even the Legeres I gave up on!) That's a real bummer because it means I need upwards of 10 good reeds ready to play at any time, and I'm still striving for that- I think I'll get there.
If I play a reed again too soon, it's too soft and mushy. Give it enough days recovery, and it's "good as new". Play it too soon, and I might be tempted to trim, or ATG, and still not get it playing as well as it would if I'd waited long enough. (I am 99% sure of all this- took me a long time and lots of bad play days to figure it out. Best way to experiment is pick up a reed you set aside a month ago- if it plays better than you remember- maybe you didn't rest it enough last time!).
So- today I pick up a "6-day-broken-in" blue that was top notch 2 days ago, and it feels like mush. And I think it just needs a few days rest to continue well. So breakin can't even go every other day? Wow.
Thoughts, anyone?
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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