Klarinet Archive - Posting 000368.txt from 1995/09

From: Michael Kolos/Liam McGintny <LMCGINTNY@-----.CA>
Subj: Re[2]: Reeds... -Reply
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 09:29:04 -0400

>i have the gaia #3 reeds and find them pretty good, though not as thick as
>V12 or perhaps as GIII Glotins I have gotten, but well finished.
>The odd message in the boxes is equally peculiar in French and English. I do
>not see any substrength designation on them and have not seen them advertised
>as such in the US. Perhaps that is the way they are thrown in the box (as a
>mystery assortment) or perhaps you can get them specially graded by the
>mfgr??

I use the GIII reeds, and have noticed that the reeds are labelled on
the back with a letter as well as a number. I've gotten A,B,G & C. I
wonder if that is the marking that you're looking for? I don't know
which is which, and I'd never heard of this different strength business
before, but I know that I had some boxes that were all of one letter,
and now I've found one or two that have mixed letters? Maybe it's just
a machine number? I don't know if I'd like it too much having different
strengths in a box. I adjust the reeds anyways, so I prefer them to be
a bit stronger so I have more to work with.
Michael Kolos