Author: oboi
Date: 2017-02-06 04:16
A soft reed I find "too" responsive such that it can sound very unwieldy. It will not be very stable and the sound is very thin or buzzy. So for me, my ideal sound is in the harder reeds. They are more stable but takes a lot of effort to control and tires you out more. So, for me, it is a balance between a very responsive reed whose sound I don't like to a lovely-sounding reed that may be very difficult to control. My choice of reed also depends on the piece.
When making reeds, I am trying now to take less cane off, and letting the reed settle, seeing if I can play it in its present state, rather than scraping off too much and collapsing the opening, which might get the response ("softness") immediately, but not sound very good nor last too long. So, I'm looking for a robust reed with a good opening. I am also going to change my gouge once I get rid of my current batch of cane, because I want a more robust reed.
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