10. The more reeds you have in use, the more reeds won’t play
9. The amount of time you are willing to spend adjusting reeds is inversely proportional to your budget
8. The more out of practice you are, the fewer reeds really sound that bad
7. The more out of practice you are, the fewer reeds really sound that good
6. The more you want to practice on any given day, the worse your reeds will sound
5. Reed knives disappear mysteriously as soon as you REALLY need to work on your reeds
4. Reeds are what make playing the saxophone most enjoyable … so much so I think I’ll switch to bassoon so I can play with DOUBLE reeds … NOT!
3. Keeping reeds in a salt box will ALWAYS prevent mildew
2. Reed warp
1. Endless supply of kindling for my wood stove!
