Quick Links This Day in Music History Music Education @ DataDragon.com Music Education Forums Maintain Your Forum Information Bernadette Peters - Broadway's Best Sudoku (take a break for a puzzle!) Topic: Sound production From the Music Questions forum. Post a reply or begin a new topic. View other threads or jump to a different forum. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web datadragon.com Author Topic:   Sound production emanresu00 Registered User Registered: 9/9/2005 posted: 9/9/2005 at 10:57:46 PM ET Greetings guys. A technical question: I believe sound on woodwinds is created through the vibration of the reed, just like lips on a brass wind, thus creating sound waves. What is the purpose of moistening the reed in water prior to playing? Thanks. trumpetgeek53 Registered User Registered: 7/20/2005 posted: 9/10/2005 at 11:27:41 AM ET So U don't get a splinter in your lips. $> Trumpets rule <$ maintube Registered User Registered: 5/26/2004 posted: 9/14/2005 at 9:36:27 PM ET A moistened reed responds quicker than a dry reed. A dry reed will respond, but not as easily or as with a good tone. Do you think this topic is inappropriate? Vote it down. After a thread receives a certain amount of negative votes it will be automatically locked. Please contact us with any concerns you might have.

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