The Reed

 Sound is made by the vibration of the reed on your lips. These reeds are made from pure bamboo. There are many sizes or strengths of a clarinet reed. Sizes range from 1and a half to 5. The higher the reed size the better and clearer the sound. To other people this may not make a difference but to a clarinetist, we can hear and feel it. Reeds are very delicate and chips easily. But lucky for us, there are ways to protect these fragile things. People use boxes or reed holders to protect the tips. Here are a few pictures of reeds, chipped reeds and reed holders:




this is a really bad chipped reed

a normal looking reed

a reed holder (maximum of 2 reeds)

a reed holder for multiple reeds