Klarinet Archive - Posting 000294.txt from 1995/10

From: Jacqueline G Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Vintage Australian Reeds
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 15:54:12 -0400

This is my second attempt to send this message...I hope you don't all get
it twice!

I also have tried Vintage Australia reeds, so I thought I'd throw in my 2
cents' worth. I bought mine from International Musical Suppliers in
Chicago, and I know that they were an exhibitor at the ClarinetFest this
summer. Their phone number is 1-800-762-1116.

I found these reeds INCREDIBLY hard, even a soft strength. I worked them
down with both sandpaper and a knife, but never got the kind of response
I was looking for. I know that Arizona is not the greatest place to work
on reeds, but ordinarily I use V-12 #4's and they only need a little bit
of reshaping (at least, the 1 or 2 in the box that will actually play!)
They are also somewhat expensive, so I would suggest getting just one box
to try at first.

Hope that helps!

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu

On Thu, 12 Oct 1995, Scott Hirsch wrote:

> The distributor of Vintage Reeds in US is:
>
> Don Archer
> Wind Instrument Products
> PO Box 722
> Gold Hill, OR 97525
> 503 855 9112
>
> Don is a native Australian and is quite interesting to speak to. He
> can sell the reed direct or tell you of any distributors.
>