Klarinet Archive - Posting 000146.txt from 1994/11

From: Lorne G Buick - Music TA <lgbuick@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: ML reeds
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 1994 17:32:15 -0500

My experience (quite a while ago) with Mitchell Lurie reeds was as you
describe- they were more consistent than other brands , and consistently a
half or even full strength softer. The reason I didn't continue using them
is that I found the blanks very thin, and I found the cut too flat (not
enough wood in the heart), so they didn't last very long. If the flat cut
happens to work well with your mouthpiece etc. the consistency might be
the deciding factor... good luck... :-)

On Tue, 8 Nov 1994, Linda Shockey wrote:

> someone has asked about reeds...i'd like to solicit the opinion of those who
> use them about Mitchell Lurie reeds. i live near London (England) and my
> local music shop has begun to stock them. i bought a box of No. 3s, all
> of which were VERY soft. i passed them on to one of my students, but i was
> impressed with their consistency...they all seemed much the same, unlike the
> Vandorens i have been using, which vary wildly and idiosyncratically
> from each other. would you recommend that i order some 3 1/2s and 4s in
> Mitchell Lurie? if not, do you have other suggestions?
>
> thanks, linda