Klarinet Archive - Posting 000023.txt from 1993/09

From: James M Norsworthy <norswort@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: REEDS
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 15:36:36 -0400

To whom it may concern:

I have one thing to say to you about reeds, GOOD LUCK!!!!! I think that that
is probably the most sought after solution in the world for those of us who
play the clarinet. If you find the answer, please tell the rest of us.

On a more serious note however, I would try the Queens reeds or maybe the
Vandoren V12's, although they have been pretty bad for quite some time now;
soft in the tip and hard at the back. So if you have any luck with those would
you let me know which one and where you got them from. See 'Ya

Sincerely,
J. Michael Norsworthy
Norswort@-----.edu

>
> I have been playing the clarinet for 6 years, and I still haven't found the
> perfect reed. I am currently playing a Mitchell-Laure 3 1/2, but it plays badl
y
> in the high and low registers, and halfway decently in the middle register. On

> top of that, it wears out extremely fast.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations?
>
> I am also interested in knowing more about these new non-wood reeds. Are they
> any good?
>