Assertion: saxophone's reed | /r/HasProperty | hard
Facets:
value: by sanding them
type: MANNER
value: paradoxically
type: MANNER
value: probably
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If you’ve ever found yourself using too much energy, blowing a ton of air, while hearing or feeling a bunch of that air escaping out the sides of the mouthpiece, then your reed is probably too hard.
text: I say working up to softer reeds because, paradoxically, softer reeds can be harder to play loud or high, so a lot of work on diaphragm and saxophone embouchure is needed to achieve the same loudness and high range as with a hard reed.
text: It's not uncommon to encounter brand new reeds that are too hard or too soft to play the way you'd like them to.
text: You can adjust reeds that are too hard by sanding them to make them slightly thinner.