[Dixielandjazz] Re: Clarinet reeds & Fazola

[Patrick Cooke]

>> Most clarinet players I know do not
wash their reeds and must change them about every week or so.<<

     When Fazola got the right reed on his clarinet, it stayed on for a long
time.  If he washed them, he didn't get them very clean.....I don't remember
ever seeing a reed on his horn that wasn't black.  I was with him for a year
and a half.

  Pat Cooke




----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Guarino" <russg at redshift.com>
To: <BSimp57584 at aol.com>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>; <dwlit at cpcug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Clarinet reeds


> Every reed player has his own preferences.  I use standard Rico reeds,
about 2
> 1/5, and alter them with steel wool or trim them if they are to soft.
After
> tying other mouthpieces, I have stayed with the Selmer HS two star.
>
> I think every reed player goes through Hell at some point finding the
right
> reeds. And he has to do it himself because of uniqueness of his
mouthpiece,
> embouchure, etc.              [ Example, Steve Barbone uses a Vandoren 5JB
> mouthpiece and a # 5 reed if memory serves.  I forget what brand of reed.
For
> me, that set up is like a turbo charged race car and more than I can
handle].
>
> Once I select about 6 -8 reeds, I keep them forever.  The Rovner ligature
> instruction paper says to wash the reeds frequently, like after every use.
I
> wash my clarinet reeds when they seem to go "dead", about once a week, and
> indeed, they come back to life.  Consequently they last me for years. [ I
use
> warm water, dial liquid soap - no hand cream content - and a clean tooth
brush
> moving from butt to tip so as to not damage the tip edge. ( Warning, don't
use
> hot water ). After pat dry on a clean cloth [ I use a cotton diaper]  I
put the
> reed in a plastic reed holder and let dry over night ]. The idea is that
the
> proteins, starches, bacteria, fungus, etc. that collect on the reed alter
its
> performance.  I have found this to be true.  Most clarinet players I know
do not
> wash their reeds and must change them about every week or so.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Russ Guarino
>
> BSimp57584 at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hey gang, my reed player, an excellent professional, is having a problem
> > finding good reeds. Seems his regular source has dried up. Where do you
guys
> > get them? A bit of help, please.  Thanks.      bob simpson, piano player
> > after a fashion
> >
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