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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 2007/10

From: "geraldcorey" <geraldcorey@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Plastic reeds (oboe)
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:01:01 -0400

Dear John (et al) I had a visit not long ago from the designer/maker of
Legere reeds for single reed instruments. These are completely plastic reeds
now used by James Campbell, one of the world's most exceptional clarinet
virtuosi and others in classical orchestra (recently one played Bassett Horn
I in Mozart's Requiem with my National Arts Centre Orchestra, beautifully
using a Leger reed for bassett horn). No one would have guessed that his
reed was not made from arundo donax.
When Mr. Legere visited my home in Ottawa he asked me many questions about
oboe and bassoon reeds, because he has been working on the design of oboe
and bassoon reeds made entirely of plastic. John, if you google Legere
Reeds, Toronto, Canada, you will find the URL of Legere products and will be
able to ask Mr. Legere in an email if he has made progress on finishing the
design of oboe reeds in his plastic material. I would recommend them over
any other type of plastic reed I have tried in the past. Sincerely, Gerald
Corey, Ottawa
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Crispin / Crispin's Creations" <crispinscreations@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Plastic reeds (oboe)

> John,
>
> I know of a decent orchestra in which the principal oboist uses
hand-me-down
> reeds from the second oboist. I'd say they were "has been" reeds, but
> actually they're more like "has-never-been" reeds.
>
> I know this oboist pretty well, and he would never even consider using a
> plastic reed.
>
> My wheels are turning on this. I'll mess around with some thoughts now
going
> through my head.
>
> -David Crispin
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Worrall" <john.worrall@-----.ca>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 7:22 AM
> Subject: [DR-L] Plastic reeds (oboe)
>
>
> >I have a colleague who feels he has developed an allergy to reed cane.
He
> >is experimenting with fibrecane reeds. Does anyone know of a case where
a
> >decent orchestra has managed with a principal oboe using plastic reeds?
Or
> >is this the impossible dream?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John
> >
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