Is Making Your Own Clarinet Reeds Worth It?
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- After spending over 5 years off and on learning how to make clarinet reeds, I talk about the process and whether or not its a worthwhile skill for clarinetists to learn. Find out if its time to ditch Vandoren, D'Addario, or any of your other preferred brands for a DIY version! Have a question about something I didn't cover in the video? Ask away down in the comments section!
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Equipment used:
Buffet Crampon Tosca Bb Clarinet
Puccini Tosca PlayNick Mouthpiece
Silverstein Pink Gold Hexa Ligature
Strength ??? Homemade Reed
Audio Equipment:
MixPre-3
Line Audio CM4 Stereo Pair
(In an effort to keep the sound as accurate as possible, no EQ or other audio processing tools are added to clips of me playing.)
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Fujifilm XT-3
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I'm a bassoonist and I hand scraped a clarinet reed from tube cane today and it was not anywhere near the worst reed you'd get in a box you buy. Was no where close to the best either. Going to try and get access to a clarinet reed profiler to see if I can further experiment.
I'm interested in reed making for perhaps an unusual reason: I'm working at a band/orchestra repair shop. I know plenty about string and percussion repairs but brass/woodwinds are totally new to me both as a player and a repairman.
Learning to make reeds is giving me really good insight into how a wind player thinks while I refine my craftsmanship skills.
Ah interesting! I hope the video was helpful and if you have any specific questions feel free to reach out!
I've made my own reeds for years and the key is can quality. Much of cane used in commercial reeds is too "young." Reed making gives the player so much more control. That said, I'm now retiring and have reed-making tools available for sale. Please write me a note if interested in purchasing the equipment.
I enjoyed your presentation Eric !, Love, Aunt Jackie
Thanks Aunt Jackie!!
Congratulations on making satisfactory reeds! Must be so gratifying!
Thanks Tony, it definitely feels better than the alternative!
Excellent video!
Thanks Pablo!
Good work! Sounds great.
Now that you have started making some reeds you really like, will you be regularly making your own? Or will you continue treating it as a hobby / tinkering activity?
Hey Javan, that’s a good question! I’m not exactly sure right now to be honest. I will probably continue to make my reeds for the moment, since I have the time to do so. But, I acknowledge that it will probably be one of the first things I stop doing if I run out of time in the future.
My thoughts are let vandoren or Dario do the initial leg work then fine tune it to your own personal preference! Thanks 🙏🙏🙏
Great video! Where would one be able to purchase high quality cane?
I wish I had a good answer for this. I know a lot of people use Rigotti cane and there are quite a few places where you can get that, including directly from Rigotti. I would also look into the cane Reeds' n Stuff stocks and Innoledy in NYC seems to have a wide range of tube cane as well! But I cannot attest to the quality of the cane from any of these places as it depends on each individual batch! Sorry I can't be of more help!
@@ParkHouseCreations No that is all the information needed! I don’t intend myself to go out and make this, but for those that do want to venture out into producing their own reeds it helps, thanks!
Gotcha! Thanks for watching and for the question!
Can you smoke 💨 that tube?
🤣😁😂
Joking aside … Nice sounding reed @ 6:15 BTW. Ever try a Reedual ?
I have not tried a Reedual, though I have heard good things!
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What if you sell them?
With the amount of time required to make them, the individual reed testing you would have to do, the customer service you would have to provide, and the sanitation factor, I really don’t think it would be time or cost effective. You would have to charge quite a bit of money to make it worth it and ultimately you would probably price yourself out of the market. But I’m sure some people do it! I just don’t think it would be worth it for me.
Making your own clarinet reed
Excellent video!
Thank you!