Klarinet Archive - Posting 000822.txt from 1995/10

From: 021246sriniv <lba030@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: V-12's
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 00:20:23 -0400

The difference is: V12 Vandoren reeds are supposed to be balanced by an
"expert". These "experts" did a great job at first, but the quality has
deteriorated as time passes. The regular Vandoren reeds are from the
machines with no extra attempt to balance them.

On Sun, 22 Oct 1995, J. Sullivan wrote:

> What is the difference between Vandooren regular clarinet reeds and the
> V-12's? I've been under the impression that the V-12's are sent through
> an extra processing stage to better balance the reed? Please help
> clarify this for me! Thanks.
>