Klarinet Archive - Posting 000401.txt from 1996/02

From: Cathleen Renee Orr <orrcathl@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Vandoren
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 17:27:57 -0500

Yes, the Vandorens are harder. According to a chart published by Vandoren, a
Rico 4 is about a Vandoren 3. If you were to go straight to a Vandoren 4, you
might be in for a bit of a shock. (My professor plays on 4's, if that's any
indicator.) You might go about breaking them in in this way, play on them a
little bit each day, 10 min for a for a day, then 20 min, 40 min, 1 hour. You
may have to spend more than one day at some of the shorter times, as some will
be harder than others. There are about a million different opnions out there
about how to break them in, this is just what I remember being taught. Good
Luck!
-Cathleen

Are
> the Vandorens any harder than Rico though, because normally, I play a 4 on
> Rico for clarinet (3 for tenor). He gave me 2 and 1/2's for tenor, will
> they be ok? What is the best way to break them in? I'm new to the world of

Cathleen R. Orr
orrcathl@-----.edu
" There's more to life than just clarinet, there's more clarinet."
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