Klarinet Archive - Posting 000207.txt from 1996/10

From: Daniel Abramovich <dabramov@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: I think it may be time...
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 22:38:37 -0400

> The MLs are softer, by at least a half-grade, than others. I played with

Is it true the Vandoren's are graded especially hard? I recall needing a
reed on the spot once, a fellow player gave a Vandoren; I forget the exact
hardness, but it felt like I was playing on a tree trunk. I am fully aware
it could have just been a bum reed, but first impressions tend to stick I
guess.

> the MLs and I think they are superb reeds for flexibility, _evenness_,
> and sometimes they even have a OK tone. At some point, and not especially
> suddenly, I found I had completely switched over to V12s and Glotins (i.e.,
> thick center "heart"). I couldn't go back except in an emergency. Yes,
> by all means get Zondas. Something about their "voicing", how clarion
> sounds in comparision with other registers, makes them a treat to play.
> ----Bill Fogle.

I think I may give the Zonda's a try (why not?), but I'm curious... why
don't *you* play on them? ;)

Oh well, probably won't matter. Our director made another dig to the
clarinet section, "Boy that bass clarinet line would sound good..." I feel
guilty, and there is something appealing about not being lost in the herd
of the clarinet seciton... I've vowed to stay strong until at least after
the first concert...

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