Author: robertargoe
Date: 2015-01-22 05:32
Here's something that's been confounding to me lately; I can take just about any reed I have, whether I made it or bought it and after wetting it, peeping and crowing it, can put it in the horn and play an A, Bb, C and F and they all will register 20 to 30 cents flat on the Korg tuner - and they all have a proper opening to start with - no way they have too large of an opening. Then I can gently squeeze the tip between my thumb and forefinger for a few seconds, play the notes again, and they will all be just about dead center in tune. But after letting them rest, for a few seconds, they will all return to flatness. The reeds are on the narrow side - say, 6 1/2 to 7 mm wide, and they don't leak.
Of course, my chops can use some strengthening, but the initial attack is still flat.
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