Author: nellsonic
Date: 2016-10-28 09:08
We all find what works for us individually.
If you keep more reeds in rotation, like perhaps the eight that would fit in a D'Adarrio case you might gain a better sense of when is a reed is dying by comparison to the others. For instance, if you are having an articulation issue that you think might be reed related and it happens on three reeds in a row out of your rotation, it's probably you - not the reed. If the issue is the reed, this becomes obvious as you try the others and you discard it based on cause rather than an arbitrary time standard. You can gain further assurance by staggering when you start reeds so that they are unlikely to all be dying at once. Learning to know reeds this way is advantageous to developing your sensitivity and flexibility as a player.
Also, the more reeds you have in rotation, the longer they will each last individually. I keep an average of eight going at once for my soprano clarinets, mostly Steuer, and they usually last for months, rather than weeks. I'd be wasting a lot of good playing reeds using your system.
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