Klarinet Archive - Posting 000439.txt from 1995/12

From: Cathleen Renee Orr <orrcathl@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: bleach/reeds
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 22:24:08 -0500

>
> On Fri, 15 Dec 1995, Bob Yoon wrote:
>
> > My old high school jazz ensemble's sax/reeds section would eat dead reeds in

> > a very conspicuous manner. Hemke and Queen clarinet reeds always tasted the

> > best while Vandoren V-12 and Ricos tasted the worst. No correlation between

> > taste and quality of reed.
> >
> > Bob Yoon
> >
> Hmm... Maybe they at least would've appreciated the flavored reeds.
>

That's hilarious, Bob. I too, like to bite the reed and just rip it apart.
But I am a newbie to KLARINET so please, tell me about the " Flavored reeds"
they just might make a dull rehearsal more interesting!

- Cathleen