Author: oboemoboe  
Date:   2007-02-09 17:50 
 Yep! 
 
Actually, my winter reeds vary between bad and realllllly bad. Though I DO manage to deal with the thin shrill sound due to reeds closing because of (as you mentionned) dry central heating, electric floorboards (ugh) , or (god forbid) WOODBURNING STOVES. Reeds start closing around mid-october and usually get decent in april. Everything between that tends to be like a "whacky roller coaster ride of hell". I mean, one can still scrape a decent reed...for winter, but they're always more closed than during the rest of the year, and I like nice OPEN reeds! 
 
As of my oboe. It usually goes bonkers in fall, but onc it's well adjusted, it's fine for winter. 
 
Happy reeding! 
 
O
  
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