Klarinet Archive - Posting 000786.txt from 1995/05

From: Tom Izzo <tji@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Vandorens vs. Mitchell Lurie
Date: Sat, 27 May 1995 18:15:38 -0400

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On Sat, 27 May 1995, Frances M Robinson wrote:

> Well you all isnored my other message too. Could a nice persin send me a
> reply just so I know you're still getting my mail.
>
> Reeds-what is all the fuss about?? Without wanting to sound a complete
> flautist(current derogatory term at 'sleazy's joint'(orchestra)) I really
> don't see why you're all soaking them in peroxide, buying them too
> soft'hard to make allowances etc., why?? I've tried rico royal ,vandoren
> and mitchell lurie, and here is why I don't use them
> Rico Royal)OK but it didn't last very long.
> Vandoren)nice reed, if you don't put it away. Those cases bite the ends off!
> Mitchell Lurie)too expensive and they break really easy
>
> So i use a rico 2. Smart. Nice case, indestructible, and even a flautist
> could get a note out of it. They're so easy to use AND they're dirt
> cheap! 80p! (work it out). Hope this helps. Reeds are imprtant, but at
> the end of the day it's how good a player you are. They won't solve
> you're problems!
>
> Frances
> PS I've got some reeds from 1969, when my mum played my clarinet. They
> still work(just)
> PPS, Come on now, nobody could play with a 4(could they?) that's like
> sticking a tree trunk in your ligature!
Only if it's a Double Contra Bass 4

Soprano--now that's a twig.