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Author: Curious George
Date: 2004-03-04 01:36
I curious about when people put their clarinet away i notice that sometimes the reed is still on the mouthpiece. Is it ok to do this or are people just being lazy? Isn't that bad for the reed in some way?
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Author: Amanda
Date: 2004-03-04 02:48
Take the reed out to let it dry fully or it could get moldy and gross. They ARE just being lazy.
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Author: Gnomon
Date: 2004-03-04 09:30
You should always take the reed out and dry it. But it is OK to put it back on the mouthpiece once it is dry. It's less likely to get damaged there.
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2004-03-04 20:59
As a curious oboist:
Oboists, in general put their reeds in a cigarette-style case, in which air can reach every part of the cane. What do you do for clarinet? You know, to have the reed dry out quickly, and stop from molding?
D-oboe
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-03-05 01:30
i've been told by a symphony player to put our reeds into a plastic bag to prevent warping. you dry them off first. hope this helps.
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Author: Couer
Date: 2004-03-26 03:25
Sometimes if I don't have enough time I just throw my mouthpeice cap on and don't worry about the reed. I don't notice anything different, I just make sure to take it off the next time.
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Author: Deane
Date: 2005-06-03 13:51
...here is what I do: Bagpipers take out their oboe style double reed and put it in a small glass jar. This keeps the moisture in the reed. They find that it is easier to restart playing at a later date with a reed that has been in a jar with humidity than to start with a desert-dry reed that will surely crack prematurely. Remember,reeds are organic and they love greenhouses(your glass bottle). If you subscribe to that wet-dry-wet-dry process you will eventually have a cracked reed sooner than you want. If you carry many reeds you will always have a reed with a crack in it. If you put them all in a glass bottle they will remain supple when ready to use and thus vibrate as they should(the vibrating of the reed on the mouthpiece in your mouth produces your tone).If the reed vibrates when it is mostly dry then you'll get cracks and splits.
As far as mold build-up: I've never had a problem. Try the glass bottle storage method for your reeds and you'll find that you'll be spending less on reeds(I only carry two at any one time;both in the jar)
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