A New Reed Creed
Citation: A New Reed Creed. Musical Merchandise Review, Sep. 2011, Vol. 170, no. 9, pp. 70-71.
Article Title: A New Reed Creed
Author: Unknown Authorship
Magazine or Journal Title: Musical Merchandise Review
Summary:
Article Title: A New Reed Creed
Author: Unknown Authorship
Magazine or Journal Title: Musical Merchandise Review
Summary:
- Synthetic Reeds
- Forestone Japan
- Creating reeds from bamboo wood fibers
- New refining process mixes fibers with resin
- Feels similar to traditional reed
- Sounds consistently the same
- New cuts of reeds are being designed for different tones, styles, and instruments
A Research Study of a Technique for Adjusting Clarinet Reeds - Lawrence J. Intravaia & Robert S. Resnick
Citation: Intravaia, Lawrence J. & Resnick, Robert S. A Research Study of A Technique for Adjusting Clarinet Reeds. Journal of Research in Music Education, Spring 1968, Vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 45-58.
Article Title: A Research Study of A Technique for Adjusting Clarinet Reeds
Author: Lawrence J. Intravaia and Robert S. Resnick
Magazine or Journal Title: Journal of Research in Music Education
Summary:
Article Title: A Research Study of A Technique for Adjusting Clarinet Reeds
Author: Lawrence J. Intravaia and Robert S. Resnick
Magazine or Journal Title: Journal of Research in Music Education
Summary:
- Adjusting Reeds Without Ruining Their Structure
- Selecting a reed
- Consider: the table must be flat; the vamp smooth; vamp should be same distance from tip on each side; fibers should be evenly spaced; arc should be even; balance
- Preparation
- Moisten
- Rub with finger
- Test the reed
- General Adjustments
- Clip the tip to reduce softness or undesirable sounds
- Scrape stiff reeds
- Thin unbalanced sides
- Several scrapings can be done to correct varying issues in different registers
- French Adjustments and Sublett Scott’s are also discussed
- Scott - all adjustments occur at the fulcrum
- Tests of many of these methods are further described