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Post by Matt on May 16, 2005 13:32:02 GMT
This also stretches to reeds for w/ws...
I personally find it a pain when you have to play on a new instrument - or even someone else's instrument...I do enjoy new reeds though...
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Post by tremolo on May 17, 2005 10:39:43 GMT
sometimes i get used to it quickly, sometimes not
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izzy
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Post by izzy on May 17, 2005 15:30:02 GMT
I got used to my new clarinet really quickly, coz it was 10 times better than my old one!
I starting reeds off! It does my head in and they taste and feel funny! But if you stand them in a glass of water for a few minutes, wipe them down and then use them the next day, they work really well!
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Post by jazzking on May 17, 2005 17:45:36 GMT
Good answer Izzy.
Some say that an older instrument worn in is the biz, I agree in principle, depends on the instrument and quality, and the player..
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Post by nickiflute on May 19, 2005 16:19:09 GMT
I like my new flute, I got used to the feel of it pretty quickly, but I am still adjusting to the new headjoint.
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Post by Chimpyang on May 22, 2005 17:07:40 GMT
Playing in my new violin took aaaagggggeeeeesssss. But it is worth it in the end. What i hate doing is playing someone else's instrument, the gaps between the strings just dont seem right and the balance of it doesn't fit.
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xtishx
Grade 1 - Beginner
always look on the bright side of life!
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Post by xtishx on May 24, 2005 17:59:07 GMT
i only bought my own oboe last year (Howarth SC40-brilliant!) and it was so nice to be able to actually play it without it squeaking at random points...i'd always hired an instrument from the County Music and, frankly, the Loree i had was no good for me at all!
as for new reeds, i love it when i get a good set of reeds and they all work (satisfying!) but really hate it when i've spent £30 or £40 on reeds (around £8-10 per reed) and only one of them is decent...luck of the draw i suppose
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Post by fluteandbassoon on May 24, 2005 18:05:32 GMT
as for new reeds, i love it when i get a good set of reeds and they all work (satisfying!) but really hate it when i've spent £30 or £40 on reeds (around £8-10 per reed) and only one of them is decent...luck of the draw i suppose the shop where i buy them lets me try the bassoon reeds first and i get an email when they get a new batch in *devil smiley added here* |
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Post by Matt on May 24, 2005 18:48:35 GMT
I get my b'oon reeds off of some welsh guy called steve...I haven't had a duff one yet, except for they die quickly and they close up sometimes...
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Post by musicfan on May 24, 2005 20:45:54 GMT
New guitar strings...
Good: They sound great, especially after the tired dull ones you've been using for the last however long without noticing how terrible they've got.
Bad: You have to re-tune them every few minutes until they settle down.
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Post by fluteandbassoon on May 25, 2005 7:11:58 GMT
I get my b'oon reeds off of some welsh guy called steve...I haven't had a duff one yet, except for they die quickly and they close up sometimes... I have the britannia reeds (blue binding),some of them last ages. this person who taught me how to make a reed said that the brittania ones didn't last long but when i brought one of her reeds it wasn't that good and it didn't last long. I hate it when you try a reed for the first time. |
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