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    john
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      Yes of course. Remember they are pure cane which is suseptible to climate and weather. This is usually only a problem in extreme conditions but I guess you are there! I’ve never had the problem so not sure what you can do. Maybe construct some case that can somehow provide a bit of moisture?

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      Michael
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        Yep, that’s what I suspected and it answers a few questions that I’ve had about why some of these reeds have been feeling slightly “rough” even with a simple Yamaha 6C Mouthpiece on Alto Saxophone…….. just about done with “Take Five” and really happy about it too! 🙂 I watched your solo over and over and over, as well as watching Paul Desmond. The solo I will play is similar to your’s yet different. I’ve been working on this thing since December almost every single day, literally one note at a time. I probably studied it in more detail than any exam while in nursing school LOL But it so, so cool to have this song as part of my list of repertoire 🙂

        We are definately having some problems with extreme weather here, from F4 Tornado just 10 miles from us to not even a drop of rain, hot and humid. Just go to accuweather.com and check out Arkansas–tons of people getting hit with MAJOR allergies and I was one of them. So dry and tons of pollen in the air. It’s been so bad that there’s been a number of people in the hospital for 2 days because they couldn’t breathe without feeling congested, getting bronchitis, etc. The weathermen are saying it’s because of the El Nino effect and I believe it for sure.

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        Michael
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          This was only 10 miles from our house, winds topping 200+ mph……..
          http://youtu.be/DA2qhJhSHV0
          http://youtu.be/c7s2lzDtjew
          http://youtu.be/7YdoucWWJDQ
          http://youtu.be/ESLVHUhcgYk
          Yes, the weather here has been extreme to say the least.

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