Klarinet Archive - Posting 000718.txt from 1995/10

From: Benjamin Maas <bmas@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: V.12's
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 00:01:07 -0400

I have been using V-12 reeds for quite some time (I think since they came
out). Ocasionally I decide that I am unhappy with my reed situation and I
go and buy some new brand. Every time I end up going back to the V-12. I
guess the moral of this is not so much that V-12's are great (they generally
work fine for me) but that reeds in general and I don't get along. In all
seriousness though, I noticed that fewer and fewer reeds per box are working
these days, and usually I go back to my stash of older reeds to find
something that might just work.

Ben Maas
bmas@-----.edu
(Eastman School of Music)

>
> What's the deal with the cut of the Vandoren V.12 reeds these days? Maybe
> it's just me (and probably is), but after playing V.12 4's for the past six
> years, I was forced to increase my reed strength to 4.5 about seven months
> ago. Now, I recently bought a pair of Prestige R-13 (Bb & A) Buffets and am,
> once again, returning back to the V.12 4's. I understand that new
> instruments may require some set-up adjustments, but V.12 4.5's seemed to
> work fine on the Prestige's for awhile after I purchased the set. All I
> know is that this "back-and-forth" game is about to drive me crazy. Anyone
> else having similar problems with the V.12's, or are all your reeds working
> absolutely beautifully?
>