Klarinet Archive - Posting 000516.txt from 1995/01

From: "The Knights who Say..." <malaga@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Preferred reeds?
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 23:45:18 -0500

On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, April J. Shallenberg wrote:

> I am a college-level symphonic band clarinetist. I am currently using
> Vandoren reeds, but I am becoming frustrated with their cost and the
> amount of work they take to become playable. Any suggestions for
> something better? I've also heard of some new reeds from Australia...
> I'm not sure of the name. I'm wondering what the consensus is on their
> performance.
>
I've found that good reeds come from good cane, and that only two to four
reeds in a box of ten (on the average) are good enough for performance,
and only after they're broken in. A bad sound from the reeds may mean
that you are using an unusual reed-mpc. combination (i.e. strength of
reed vs. tip opening).

Adam Smith
malaga@-----.edu