Klarinet Archive - Posting 000356.txt from 1994/05

From: Cary Karp <nrm-karp@-----.SE>
Subj: Re: Tenor reeds
Date: Fri, 20 May 1994 18:01:52 -0400

On Fri, 20 May 1994, Robert Foster wrote:

>>I was wondering what y'all think about using tenor sax reeds on a bass
>>clarinet.
> When Jamey Aebersold was in Montreal last year, he told
> me that he uses tenor reeds on his alto sax. Any one else heard of
> doing this with any success?

In the pre-amplification days sax players would sometimes use a one size
too large reed for that extra oomph. I had no idea that anyone still did
so, much less on a regular basis.

   
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