Klarinet Archive - Posting 000880.txt from 1995/10

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: V.12's
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 12:02:10 -0400

>On Tue, 24 Oct 1995 Roger Shilcock wrote:
>
>>This would drive music store operators crazy. How would they know how many
>>2.9s, 3.8s or whatever to stock?
>
>Yesterday I spoke the person who told me about Vandoren being able to measure
>reed strengths precisely. He stands with his story. He told me the reason why
>Vandoren doesn't market these 'sub-strengths' is a marketing/logistical one,
>like the one mentioned by Roger.
>
>By the way, he told me that Vandoren is not able to predict the strength of the
>reeds they produce; they measure them afterwards. Measuring is done in two
>steps: firstly they measure the dimensions of the reed along the axis from tip
>to end; then they measure the bending resistance. Combination of these two
>variables gives the overall reed strength.
>
>This man I spoke with accompanied Eddy Daniels on his recent tour in Holland.
>He
>told me that Daniels keeps a range of reeds with different strengths in use. He
>chooses the one most suitable for the occasion, depending on acoustics,
>temperature/humidity etc. This is exactly what Vandoren intents by packing a
>choice of strengths in a box.
>
>Luuk van Buul

That's fine, but they could still tell us which is which!

Scott D. Morrow
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