Klarinet Archive - Posting 000100.txt from 1969/12

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Would love feedback...please :) (re-beginner player)
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Karl,

True often, but not always.

I remember the terrible cuts on Vandoren clarinet reeds in the late ' 60's or early ' 70's. At the time I was not good at finishing reeds and switched to Solo Esser by Gerhard Steuer in Lindau Bodensee.

I have Vandoren bari sax reeds from about 1960 and the cuts were much better than today or any point in between.

Now that I finish all reeds I treasure those badly cut Vandoren reeds for the quality of the cane. I just finish them myself, as I always do.

Kurt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.com>
>Sent: Jul 6, 2011 11:39 AM
>To: 'The Klarinet Mailing List' <klarinet@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Would love feedback...please :) (re-beginner player)
>
>The problem is that, while the cane itself may improve with age (I don't
>have a strong opinion about that), the manufacturing techniques have also
>improved considerably over the decades. I have a few of those old reeds from
>the '60s around, and when I look at them I see far less uniformity and
>evenness in the grain and the way the profile seems to be cut. I don't know
>exactly how the technology has changed, but I'd say from visual observation
>that it has come a long way since 1960.
>
>Now, if you have a stash of cane blanks that old and make your own reeds...
>
>Karl
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tim Roberts [mailto:timr@-----.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 1:50 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.com
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Would love feedback...please :) (re-beginner player)
>>
>> MaryMuse <maryasaurus@-----.com> wrote:
>< > (I also have a Rico Royal 4 and a Vandoren 4 or 5
>> > that I've had since high school so they're 20 years old, and I figure
>> > they're probably too old to play.)
>>
>> Many people believe that reeds continue to improve as they age. Some
>> folks have a cache of reeds they bought in the 1960s that they still
>> pull out for special occasions. (Ah, appreciate the bouquet!)
>>
>
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