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Author: Carcamalisio
Date: 2022-04-14 02:46
Since you open it and play it for the first time, when do you think it plays its best usually?
It would be nice to add a poll.
Just after opening it? Next day? A week after? 2 weeks after?
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Author: super20dan
Date: 2022-04-14 03:00
i say next day and its down hill from then on. there are variables like temp humidy etc. another reason i switched to synthetics
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Author: Tom H
Date: 2022-04-14 05:26
I pretty much agree with super20dan. But of course every reed differs. I think a poll would probably have to be professionally done to get any kind of good result. Lots of factors.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2022-04-14 07:14
So……. you really should break-in reeds since they do require re-moisturization. For me, that’s at least a four day process (others have developed longer, more elaborate systems). Once they have settled in and you have determined a ranking of your box of ten (or however many you set up at one time), they usually last about a month of rotation. I typically find the second go round the most vibrant but that varies.
With Legeres you get a sweet spot that can last six months. Can’t beat that with a stick!
……………Paul Aviles
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Author: John Peacock
Date: 2022-04-14 23:37
My vote is for a long timescale. A reed may be playable relatively soon, after say a week of short amounts of playing most days. But even then, it won't be capable of doing a long concert: when they're too young, reeds tend to get waterlogged after a short while. You can tell when a reed is approaching maturity through the "fizz test". When you suck on a new reed, you get a fizzing sensation on your tongue via air coming through the tiny tubes in the reed and bubbling on your tongue. But eventually this ceases as grease from lips and fingers close those pores up. I find this process of sealing up is what's needed to give a reed stability and the ability to last a concert. Once it reaches that happy state, typically after about a month, then I deem it fit for performance. Assuming it sounded good at the outset, I then add it to a working pool of 8-10 reeds. I don't cycle through these in a regular pattern, as the ones that are working best change every time - affected by humidity, atmospheric pressure, hall acoustic. But most good ones (i.e. the 2 in a box that aren't junk) seem to get their turn eventually. I find the ones I am performing on and happiest with are typically 6 months old, and a few can still be competitive at a year. Obviously, it depends how much you are playing. I am an amateur who does maybe 15 concerts a year, and practice maybe 4-5 hours a week when there are no rehersals on.
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