Author: DougR
Date: 2021-11-30 18:13
What’s everyone using for reed storage (hopefully in-case) these days?
I’m asking out of dissatisfaction with the current LaVoz/Daddario black plastic ones, which I had HOPED would be my all-around go-to. I have probably a dozen of them for various horns, but I’m finding that 1) the black cases are sufficiently warped right out of the box that they don’t really “seal”, and 2) I can’t find replacement humidipaks that fit these cases OR are re-hydratable.
I don’t believe it’s possible to keep reeds from major warpage no matter what; cane is gonna do what it’s gonna do, even with an anvil sitting on it. I just want enough humidity in the (small, easily portable, I WISH) cases to avoid rippled tips that take 15 minutes in the water to straighten out.
Daddario either no longer makes their own humidipaks, OR sells them individually at a ferocious price that I’m not willing to pay. The Boveda humidipaks are usable but seem to have a VERY short useful life, aren’t (in my experience) re-hydratable, and (when ordered in bulk) no longer fit the receptacle in the Daddario reed cases.
This is indeed a “first-world problem” to have, and Ralph McLane managed to make his reeds work no matter what, so why can’t I. But, thought I’d throw it out to the community.
Note, I don’t actually “know” if it hurts a reed to get as dry as desert sand in the winter; I do know it takes a while in the water to get the tips to straighten out, and I’d prefer to avoid that. Any recommendations (particularly scientifically based!) would be welcome.
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