Klarinet Archive - Posting 000288.txt from 1995/10
From: Jacqueline G Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU> Subj: Re: Vintage Australia Reeds Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 12:54:31 -0400
In response to a couple of messages about these reeds:
I bought 2 boxes of them last year from International Musical Suppliers
in Chicago (Lisa Argiris is the owner). Their phone number is
1-800-762-1116. I know she was an exhibitor at the ClarinetFest this
summer.
Personally, I found these reeds INCREDIBLY hard!! I worked them down
with both sandpaper and a knife, but never got the kind of response I
prefer. I know Arizona is not the best place for working on reeds, but I
regularly use V-12 #4's and have little trouble after working them down
just a bit (well, the 1 or 2 out of each box that will work, anyway!)
The Vintage reeds are fairly expensive, so maybe try just one box first.
I believe I got a 2-1/2 strength, but don't remember for sure.
Hope this helps.
Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu
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