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Author: JMarzluf
Date: 2014-07-10 20:53
By "forever reed," I am referring more to the infinite repeatability aspect, and not so much the life span of an individual reed. Still, speaking in terms of months, rather than hours, of playability for each reed is an intoxicating prospect.
I make, on average, two reeds a day for myself (more when students/colleagues are in need), spending at least half of my "practice time" scraping the new reeds and prepping cane for the next day/week. I play only on the best reed in my 12-reed case, which is never more than a week old. Usually the best reed is one I made the day before, and will give me (at best) 5-7 hours of acceptable playability (i.e. 1-2 days) before it gets bumped down the row. Reeds that do not pass a simple "crow test," at the beginning of the day, are sent to the reed desk for re-assimilation. I could go into much more detail, but who really cares?
Wouldn't it be nicer to say something closer to:
I buy 3-4 identical reeds a year, and rotate between them. I practice A LOT! I always sound great, and am relatively unaffected by changes in temperature and humidity. If a reed breaks or malfunctions during a concert, no one (including myself) will notice the change when I switch to a back-up reed.
Know what I'm saying, peeps?
Jonathan
http://www.marzlufreeds.com/
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Chris P |
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jhoyla |
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KJC |
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KJC |
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oboeandy |
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