Klarinet Archive - Posting 000956.txt from 1995/10

From: Tom Izzo <tji@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: V.12's
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 19:25:01 -0400

On Wed, 25 Oct 1995, Anne Vacca wrote:

> Regarding the thicker blanks of the reeds-
>
> I don't know if this is true or not- but I recall a lesson in college where
> my clarinet wanted me to change from Vandoren's to V-12s and I asked what the

Wow! A talking Clarinet with feelings! Can I get one too? I'll take a
matched pair!

> difference was between the two.
>
> I was told that the V-12s were made from alto saxaphone blanks and that is
> why they were thicker. He also told me that they would play better for me
> with my setup.
>
> Is it true or just another rumor? Who knows.....

A rumor started by a Clarinet.